Hearing protection earmuffs- 27dB?

Question

My dad needed some hearing protection earmuffs and asked for them for Father's Day. The ones I got have a noise reduction level of 27dB. Is this decent?

They're just for mowing the lawn, working with loud tools, etc. because he's starting to have hearing problems and so he needs to protect his hearing as much as possible.

Answer 1

27dB is about standard and better ones are hard to find locally. You might consider thinking about hearing protection also. The reason your dad is having problems is because he didn't think about when he was your age. I know. I can barely hear birds sing and even worse, have trouble understanding my grandkids when they talk to me. Hearing is precious. Take care of it. Deafness occurs a little bit at a time.