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Do you wear earplugs when you go swimming?
Hello everyone, I am curious to know who here wears earplugs when they go swimming. I only ask because I have to wear an earplug in my right ear when I go swimming, and it is probably the most annoying and frus...
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Earplugs?
...ust cant stand losing my hearing every time i go clubbing, its annoying, anyways heres the site , hope to hear from people :slight_smile: https://www.earplugstore.com/nasopl.html earplugstore.com https://www.earplugstore.com/nasopl.html Universal Fit Musician Ear Plugs We Also Recommend: Custom Molded Music...
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3M wins lawsuit over military-issued earplugs
https://www.stripes.com/Veterans/2021-06-01/3M-wins-lawsuit-over-military-issued-earplugs-1620511.html Stars and Stripes https://www.stripes.com/Veterans/2021-06-01/3M-wins-lawsuit-over-military-issued-earplugs-1620511.html stripes - 3M wi...
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Max hearing protection earplugs
Which earplugs have the best noise isolation? So far I tried Hearos Xtreme Protection (those blue) and Hearos Ultimate Softness. Just by looking at numbers of noise...
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Amplifying earplugs for swimming?
Hey guys, Do you experience a pretty significant decrease in hearing ability when you go swimming? I have to use earplugs, so my hearing is doubly reduced after I take the aids off. Just wondering if this is significant for you… Do you have to wear earplugs? I actually h...
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Best earplugs to buy?
Hi, I dont wear a hearing aid though I do have some hearing difficulty. However at night I actually find I sleep better with earplugs. I think I like the total silence feeling. I’m always chopping and changing the plugs that I wear. Does anyone have any recommendations? There’s an a...
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Earplugs for hearing?
I wonder if there exists earplugs which would block only low frequencies or almost only them? I have a friend who has some difficulties hearing in noise, and he might have slight high...
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Why does OSHA derating of 50% to NRR also apply to custom molded earplugs?
Does anyone know? I’m planning on getting custom molded earplugs of 26dB NRR from Starkey for concerts of 1-2 hours. These usually are 105 dB. Some even go up to 120dB or for longer durations so I plan on carrying...
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Swimmer's Earplugs - ?Free? WHILE getting Custom HA Ear Molds?
...molds, ask nicely to just squirm more of that silicon back in your ear, and the HAND that RAW mold to YOU. The mold material itself should make great earplugs. CAUTIONS: I SCUBA dive and I’m a pilot as well. Equalizing inner ear pressure is essential. But, several things about added tight fitting ear plugs...
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After taking out my HAs or any earplugs My ears are clogged for quite awhile
What is that about?. How to fix it?
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3M reaches $9M settlement with DOJ over sale of allegedly defective earplugs to US Military
05:00AM - 21 January 2019 https://www.wral.com/3m-reaches-9m-settlement-with-doj-over-sale-of-allegedly-defective-us-military-earplugs/18133229/ WRAL.com – 21 Jan 19 https://www.wral.com/3m-reaches-9m-settlement-with-doj-over-sale-of-allegedly-defective-us-military-earplugs/18133229/...
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Pulling out earplugs = damage to ears?
Hi im new to this forum, and as my name implies i am pretty paranoid here are my questions: Removing earplugs from my ears creates this sort of pressure vacuum…can this long-term damage my ears?? how could i tell if such damage has occurred? Would there be an...
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Has anyone tried custom moulded earplugs before?
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone had tried custom moulded ear plugs before and to let me know their experiences? I work for a company called Sonolab that specialises in hearing protection products so I would love to hear about your experiences with other products. Many thanks, Kevin
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Is hearing loss ear more susceptible to noise damage in everyday 80-85 decibel noise?
Let me ask you latinist, do you drive the freeway, walk the street, and eat in noisy restaurant without earplug and turn off hearing aid?
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Chronic Ear Infections
Earplugs will definetly help you. For details just go through this link:- http://www.earplugshop.com Ear Plug Shop offers an extensive range of earplugs for a...
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Ears Healing After Concert
...age if not sooner, as many of us (including me) on this board know all too well. Sitting in the cheap seats far back from the stage but also wearing earplugs can allow you to still enjoy live music. Foam earplugs rated at -25 to -30dB are cheap and are best, but these will make the sound seem muffled and g...
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Problem with losing hearing
...g a lot lately and have found that after clubbing , i can barely hear and this lasts until the day after the following day, anyways is there any good earplugs that anyone can recommend? i really need something to help my ears because i do not want to go deaf… thanks i recently found this site, https://www.e...
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Do-It-Yourself Instant Earmolds
...ou are not very careful with doing this. Any thoughts on that? I know a couple of people who have made temporary earmolds using the noise suppressing earplugs that you can buy at a hardware store. They punch a hole lengthwise in the earplug, insert the sound tube, squeeze the plug and insert it in the ear a...
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Bass double vent domes vs. power domes
...pend time in noisy bar/restaurants. A couple of times recently I have performed as part of an electric band. When I perform in a band I wear Etymotic earplugs stuffed into my ears along with my HAs. Then I decrease the volume on the HAs during songs and increase the volume between songs so I can communicate...
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OSHA Approved Hearing Aids - Loud areas
.... Otherwise, a solution for a not-very-well-defined problem is being requested. The Starkey reference you link to, Raudrive, seems to be mainly about earplugs. That wouldn’t be an “OSHA hearing aid,” either. The Starkey earplugs in general, show what I pointed out in a previous post. Without special filters...
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How can I block out sounds during sleep?
...about the anti-hearing rather than hearing. I have a situation when I need to block as much as possible outside sound during sleep. I tried multiple earplugs with advertised attenuation of 33db, but either they don’t work as supposed or I need a higher level of blocking. Using big and heavy noise cancellin...
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Can wearing ear plugs save you hearing?
We’ll I’m a musician and play in a rock band! And as you probably know rock music can be LOUD! I keep telling my band members to use earplugs or isolation headphones, but they never listen to me! I know that i am wearing earplugs all the time on concerts and i never hear that annoying ringi...
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Is distorted sound causing hearing damage, while playing piano?
Musician 72, the odd thing is I hear the distortions more with earplugs in, since I hear less acoustic sound. And yes, I got the pro plugs from Westone. No one else seems to hear these distortions which seems to indicate...
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How to trial as new user
...Also, since my issue is likely congenital, I have no reference. My current life is super quiet, with the occasional music practice; should I not use earplugs when I practice during my trial? Being one sided, my good ear has probably picked up a lot of slack; should I plug up my good ear? Should I only be t...
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Hearing Loss in History
...to wonder how far we have come. Hundreds of veterans are filing lawsuits against a government contractor that manufactured and sold defective combat earplugs to the military. How many people? 3Ms dual-ended Combat Arms earplugs may have caused thousands, if not millions, of our soldiers to suffer hearing l...