Otis EarShield 26 dB Hearing Protection FG-ESH-26, Black

I love these hearing protectors. I shoot in Florida winter and summer. Summer is very hot and the regular style ear muffs encourage sweat, so I was looking for something that is 1, cooler, and 2, effective. These Otis hearing protectors work perfectly on both counts, actually way beyond my expectations. You need to read the directions on inserting in your ears. It's not just slap on and go; you insert the plugs in your ears then rotate the unit about 1/4 turn and return the unit to the original spot. This gets you the protection that other reviewers complain isn't there (they don't read!) Can be used with rifles and shotguns unlike the muff types that get in the way of the stock and your cheek connection. In conclusion, I highly recommend these wonderful Otis hearing protectors. I do own some Walker's, Sonic and various other types, but these are my goto hearing protectors from now on. Try them and you'll love them too.

I got these for shooting Rimfire Benchrest. In the ear plugs didn't work well for me and a pain to put in my small ears. Muffs never worked because they are too wide and would hit the stock.These worked pretty good. Could tell the noise reduction and could still hear commands. Even worked when guy down the bench was shooting high power rifle.A bit tricky putting on your ear but just takes a little wiggling. Only complaint is after 20 minutes my ears were a bit sore when I took them off. Overall, pleased with them.Update:. Well, best to read instructions. Saw that you put them over your head with tip in ear and then tip the top forward some 30-45 degrees and rotate back to top of head. The cups slide right into the correct spot on my ear now. Perfect. No pain anymore after 20 minutes.

This is a really cool piece of technology. My wife's worn these outdoors and at an indoor range on a couple of occasions and has told me she can hear people speaking clearly around here in a similar fashion as I've experienced with my Howard Leight Impact Sports. She said it also did an excellent job of reducing the sounds of gunfire to not just hearing safe, but comfortable levels.Juxtaposing her experience with mine, they didn't work at all for me. They were painful when I was able to jam them in and not only was speech garbled or muffled sounding, but it didn't seem to reduce the sound level of gunshots or other loud noises. This isn't to say that the product is bad or doesn't work; it absolutely does, but it's highly dependent on your head and ear canals being the right size and shape to get these aligned properly.As to comfort, the one downside to these is that they only come with one size of foam ear piece which is really too large for my wife's ears. While they do a great job for her in the noise level department, they aren't comfortable enough for her to wear for her to get away from traditional ear protection for all but very quick practice sessions.I hope to see more ear protection based on this technology in the near future so it can be free of electronics :D

I tried this form of ear pro, hoping that the advertised claims were at least close to being true. They are not; not even close. The manufacturer claims that this product provides better production than electronic ear protection. This claim is 100% fraudulent. As an avid shooter, and firearms instructor with my own range, I use a variety of types of hearing protection, depending on the situation. This product fails in every aspect of range ear pro needs. It does not provide anywhere near 31db of NRR. And the ear plug parts are so unstable, they are not useful for shooting rifles or carbines, where a proper cheek weld is necessary. Teaching a recent pistol class, I learned immediately, after the student's first shot, that these do not provide anywhere near the required hearing protection for range use. The full noise impulse of the gunshot made it directly into my ear, and hurt. These came off, and my electronic ear pro went on. The ringing stayed for a while. Their only potential use would be for operating work bench machinery, such as grinders & belt sanders, but even then, the subtle act of swallowing saliva is enough to move them out of alignment in your ear canal. I had attempted adjusting them in various ways for a better fit, because I wanted them to work. The minimalist design appealed to me. But unfortunately, the acoustic "sound reduction chamber" technology that the packaging advertises is completely ineffective. I wish it worked, but it does not. Since they have been in my ears, and the outer plastic part of the packaging has been discarded, I will not attempt to return the item. But considering they are less effective than simple roll & stuff "foamy" type ear plugs, there is little useful application for these supposed muffs.

Started using these shortly after I took up Clay shooting. Another person on the range was using a pair and lauded their effectiveness for reducing high end noise while still allowing normal conversation. He said they were primarily designed for construction jackhammer work but worked well for shotgun noise. I've used them for years and found they work great for clay shooting. I also shoot pistol and rifle but use regular noise protectors for that.

I honestly didn't expect this to work but thought I'd take a chance anyway. I'm truly shocked at how well it dampens sudden loud noises while still allowing much quieter sounds through.

Se trabó al tratar de extender la pieza y se quebró muy fácilmente. Se debe tratar como producto fragil. En cuanto a su efectividad contra el ruido, esta muy bien

nothing fits good for my ears and noise all good

Great quality hearing protection

まだ、射撃で使っていませんが、良さそうです。