Quote from: slicksbeagles1 on February 28, 2025, 08:27:48 PMAll you guys talking about tetras do any of you have sever hearing loss? If so what are your opinions? How much farther do you think you can hear a gobble with tetras versus your own hearing?
I have 30-40% loss of high frequency in one ear, and mild (10-15%) in the other. Apparently my low frequency is very good in both ears though (above average for my age).
I would guess that I hear birds at at least double (if not more) the distance under any given situation.
I had the opportunity last weekend to experiment (by accident). Had a bird gobbling upwind of me, and had to remove the Tetras... A bird I could clearly hear with them in, I could barely discern (only cause I knew he was gobbling) with them out.
I also hear foot-steps, clucks, and chirps that I simply would not hear at all without them in. Granted, sometimes an excited squirrel running through the leaves sounds like a T-rex coming at me though...
Admittedly, it does not help with hearing drumming (in mine) though.
I hunt waterfowl (avidly), upland, shoot clays, and turkey hunt. I get a lot of use out of them... If I hunted several times a year, I do not know that they would be worth the cost. But as much use as I get out of them, they are worth every penny. I also use them at home, and in some social situations as hearing aids at times... Late night TV, I can turn the volume down, and still hear the TV...
