Baby Banz for Hearing Protection

Protect your Children’s Hearing with Bandz Ear Muffs!

*Disclosure: I received a pair of the Banz Ear Muffs from Go as you Grow to test so that I can tell you about the importance of protecting your child’s hearing!*

Do you ever worry about loud noises and your child’s hearing? Do loud noises cause your child distress?

Now, with Banz Ear Muffs, you can help protect your child’s hearing and help to reduce anxiety.

According to the Canadian Academy of Audiology noise can be defined as any unwanted sound and when loud enough, can damage your hearing permanently. As a rule of thumb, if you have to raise your voice over the noise, you should be wearing hearing protection. The best protection is to avoid exposure to any loud sounds. If that is not an option, wear some form of hearing protection such as earplugs or muffs.

Over the years, we’ve had the need to use ear protectors for the boys on several occasions.

It started when Daniel was a baby. He would often ride on David’s lap while sitting on the ride-on lawn mower.

This continued through his childhood until now when he can actually mow the lawn on his own at age 8.

At the time, I phoned every hardware store in the Valley to see if they had a pair of ear protectors that would fit a child. The answer was always “no”. We ended up using an adult pair on the smallest setting, as something was better than nothing!

Thomas on the other hand, is stressed by loud noises. He hated going to parades because of the fire engine sirens and fireworks because of the noise. Every year we go to a Natal day ceremony where they fire muskets and canons. He makes sure we pack protectors each time. Every year, we also go to the local shooting range’s open house family day. The kids (and adults) must wear protection here as well.

The topic of the Banz Ear Muffs came up with a teacher friend who works with children with behavioural concerns like autism. Apparently, many students wear ear protectors when they are in large groups at school (like assemblies) to help block the noise and reduce the stimulation and stress!

Here are some examples of when kids should/could be wearing protection:

On or near lawn mowers or lawn equipment
On or near farm equipment (like tractors)
Hockey stadiums and other sporting events
Fireworks
Parades
Digby Wharf Rat Rally (loud motorcycles!)
Vicinity of gun blasts (firing ranges, military reenactments, etc)
School assemblies (for children with sensitive hearing and special concerns)
Water skiing, boating and other water sports
Music concerts or band rehearsals
Calming young children in noisy environments

The Banz hearing protectors effectively attenuate harmful loud noises without shutting out other ambient sounds. The earmuffs are easy to wear, with a low profile and no protruding parts that can catch on things. The wide, foam-filled cushions ensure that the set doesn’t squeeze uncomfortably, and there is plenty of space for the ears inside the shells. Banz earmuffs have a comfy leather cover over the headband to ensure all over comfort! The weight is also important to comfort; each ear muff weighs just 190 grams.

To the Test:

Daniel tested the Banz Ear Muffs when he was mowing the lawn. He said that they did a great job of staying of blocking out the noise and not falling off or flopping around like the adult pair does!