Beyond a headset. How to reduce speaker noise?
For takeoff and landing I have worn a Telex in the 767,777, and 400 to redcuce the various noises and it has worked quite well.
The problem is when the other pilot takes out his earpiece and decides to "go to speaker." As many of you know, the poor quality of the speakers in a Boeing make it quite loud--particulary if the pilot is deaf. After asking a few times f he/she could turn it down I try to resort to earplugs AND the headset but that never seems to cut the sound of the speaker. Works on everything else, but not the speaker unfortunately as does not seem to quell any of the power of that noise at all.
Is there anything out there that can help in this area? Some dudes are seriously hard of hearing and I hate to harp about it but there must be some way to cut the sharpness out of the opposite speaker.