Thread: FIRST -- good for mind, but not for ears
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Re: FIRST -- good for mind, but not for ears
Posted by Jerry Eckert, Engineer on team #140 from Tyngsboro, MA High School and New England Prototype/Brooks Automation.

Posted on 3/28/99 1:53 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: FIRST -- good for mind, but not for ears posted by Mike King on 3/28/99 1:24 PM MST:



: Let me share a small secret. Tiny foam disposible ear plugs. There unobtrusive, and they work great. And they cost less than 2 bucks, Most pharmacys sell them.

When you roll the foam earplug prior to inserting them, they tend to
trap a lot of dirt from your fingers and transfer it to the outer ear
canal. I used to work in a medical office and saw a number of cases of
otitis externa (outer ear infection) in people who inserted and removed
those things frequently in a work environment (such as the pits at the
FIRST competitions).

At Hartford I saw a lot of families with babies and small children
attending the finals. Ear plugs are not a viable option for most of
them. Would it really hurt that much to keep the turn the amps down
a few decibels?

- Jerry


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