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Yep, always wash first, especially with disposables which need rolled or squashed first... But if you reuse 'em, you also need to wash your hands every time you remove them, and keep them in a clean container too... Cleaning them's just not very effective, unless you plan to boil 'em :D

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I dont wear anything - i dont go fast enough for the wind noise to do too much damage, and if it gets a bit noisy then i just dip down a bit and let the screen do its job of putting air over my head

Matt

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Another naked SV rider? ;)

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Well, i lie - i wear a hi vis vest now :D

Matt

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I wear my ear buds that come with my phone, they seal the ear hole though so i guess they're not ideal?

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....and what about lorries? You can't hold a shouting match with trucks going past 'specially uphill, and buses, jeeez buses can be loud and what about yer dog barkin'? Thats really loud! Wind roar is just one of many things to wear out yer cochlea!

An interesting point to ponder.....high frequencies damage hearing....low frequencies don't....why....because its much easier to create a damaging sound pressure level with a higher frequency than a lower one. 1 watt at 1k is ear splitting but 1 watt at 100hz is a whimper.

100db's of bass is nowhere near as damaging to your ears as 100db's of treble!
When your ears ring coming out of a nightclub its often because the treble has been turned up too loud by a deaf soundman or the PA system is rubbish and the high frequency distortion has buggered your hearing....not the bass!