What is the difference between the baby banz "noise protection" earmuffs v. "hearing protector" earmuffs?
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Hearing protecting earmuffs are for maximum noise blocking. We just took our 3 year old to a NASCAR race with the hearing protecting earmuffs from banz and she was actuallt able to take a short nap. I would highly recommend them. Noise protecting is More for reducing noises and would be better for sounds like chainsaws or hammering for example. The hearing protecting seem more padded but my daughter was able to still hear us talking to her when we were close.
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These are rated 22 NRR so you'd get about 7.5 dbs of sound protection. When hearing protection is worn, your level of exposure to noise is based on the NRR rating of the protection device being used. Keep in mind, however, that while the NRR is measured in decibels, the hearing protector being used does not reduce the surrounding decibel level by the exact number of decibels associated with that protector's NRR. For example, if you are at a rock concert where the level of noise exposure is 100 dB and you are wearing earplugs with an NRR 33dB, your level of exposure would not be reduced to 67 dB. Instead, to determine the actual amount of decibel deduction applied (when decibels are measured dBA which is the most common), you take the NRR number (in dB), subtract seven, and then divide by two. Given the previous example, your noise reduction equation would look like the following: (33-7)/2 = 13. This means that if you are at a rock concert with a level of noise exposure at 100 dB and you are wearing a hearing protector with an NRR 33 dB, your new level of noise exposure is 87 dB. If you are wearing a product with an NRR of 27 it would deduct 10 decibels (27-7/2=10).
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Both are rather comfortable so it really depends on the situation. When I'm on a long flight, over the ear is better and retains the sound to just me, as apposed to on ear which will allow everyone to hear what you are hearing. For doing something active, I prefer on ear because I can crank it as loud as I want to and they are lighter.
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Better description would be minimizing or attenuating the sounds coming to your ear. Sounds gets through; however most are tolerable once muted with Flents foam plugs. These are the most comfortable I've used, not only in the office while proofreading, but also under my helmet while riding my motorcycle. They get dirty, so they must be replaced after a few uses. But well worth it.
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One of the major differences is the ear piece. the MX685 stays outside of the ear canal while the CX685 goes into the ear canal. If you check out Sennheiser's web page they have a pdf spec sheets that shows the differences and the only slight difference other than how it sits in the ear is the "sound pressure" being a bit better on the CX685.
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Both are rather comfortable so it really depends on the situation. When I'm on a long flight, over the ear is better and retains the sound to just me, as apprised to on ear which will allow everyone to hear what you are hearing. For doing something active, I prefer on ear because I can crank it as mound as I want to and they are lighter.
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It's nose isolation just by the closed ear design. Works pretty well, just not specifically a feature (a small amount of outside sound still gets through)
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They are not all the same. I have found the noise cancelling mics to perform quite differently among each brand. We are using five of these at work. We have tried several others and this one works better than most in this price range. It blocks out most of the background noise.
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Correct, if they are turned on, they are active earmuffs meaning you hear around you. Off and they act as passive style meaning everything is cancelled out. So far these work fairly well, unless you are at a very busy range, where someone is shooting every second, they will cancel out all the shots basically making these passive even when on.
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I am not sure but the only difference I see is a round cord instead of a flat cord, they are exactly the same product, Samsung is written on the earbud, they look great and work great, high quality, and no other difference.
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I don't think any ear muffs will block All of the noise. But you do need to be aware of your surroundings, so some hearing is helpful. You can also wear ear plugs under them to block more sound.
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The Bluedio R+ headphones are passive noise cancelling. They do not have active electronic noise canceling like some headsets but the headset does block out quite a bit of noise by virtue of design. If you are in need of a headphone for hearing protection rather than just music listening I would suggest a pair of active noise cancelling headphones.
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Most custom in the ear hearing aids from Phonak use the Cerustop Wax Traps, which are the ones shown here. The less common one is called Smart guard, which if you look at the wax guard, looks like saran wrap or clear plastic. If you wax guard now is white in color and you use Phonak or Unitron hearing aids, then these are the correct onesHope this helps.Local Battery
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I guess it would depend on the baby's head size. I was using it for my 3month old so it was huge and crushing her face. And adjusting it is not that easy. I ended up buying the Baby Banz Hearing Protection Earmuffs for newborns. It fit better for my baby.
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The other one has a vibrate feature that tries to rouse baby before it goes off, I think. I had it first. It would vibrate after so many second if inactivity to see if baby would move....if not, then it would alarm. Either one works great and is a necessity. My daughter is almost 2 and still wears it at night for my peace of mind (after SIDS is a risk of SUDC into their teens....). I'll keep it on her until she refuses to wear it anymore!
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The noise isolation is provided by the interchangeable foam or plastic plugs; that part that is actually inserted into your ear. They are never not isolating sound. This isn't active noise cancelling that can be turned on and off and requires power. These ear buds are more like simple ear plugs an industrial worker might use, but with a high-quality ear bud speaker embedded behind them.
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This is the passive model which blocks out as much noise as the padding around the ear can muffle. This is not the Noise Canceling model. Noise canceling works by sensing and canceling out noise before it gets to your ear canal. It uses batteries for this.