O.K., so I also agree that my hearing is a minor concern. But my amplified hearing protectors (while allowing me to hear reasonably well.. and clamping out gunfire..) seem to reduce my ability to localize the sounds. If (for instance on the range) I'm looking downrange and someone talks to me - I hear them fine but I don't immediately locate them. Perhaps this is an artifact of the microphone location on my hearing protection. But I'd feel at a disadvantage in a dark house if I were wearing them. I'd have a hard time telling exactly where the noise was coming from.