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Disclaimer: I didn't read your whole post. And I've never used custom silicone plugs. I don't trust silicone earplugs at all. I once tried the Mack's silcone which I believe are 22 NRR. I found them next to impossible to seal without putting strain on the ear and got virtually zero protection...

I don't know but any time you put something over your ear especially rapidly, such as taking off an earmuff, putting your finger or hand over your ear, or even laying or ear down over a pillow or other material, I think it may cause pressure changes. I suspect this because I've felt fullness...

I had pain from earplugs and continued to wear them anyways which was a big mistake because it led to a host of ear problems including earache, Eustachian tube dysfunction, tinnitus, and choronic soreness/pain.

I was also experiencing massive pain when wearing earplugs. Led to me injuring my ear. I talked about it in another post.

They both look good to me. As long as it's not touching your eardrum, which I doubt, but would depend on your individual ear anatomy. When you look straight on into the mirror or at another person, they shouldn't be noticeable. I would wear muffs on top of them if you are doing loud impulse...

When I bend my head/back over I get fullness and pressure in my ear. I have Eustachian Tube dysfunction on top of T and H.

I wouldn't trust all this OSHA and NIOSH stuff personally. Many people don't believe the government in many dimensions, why selectively believe them here? Like federal government still says roundup is safe and marijuana is bad. Many industries have taken over regulatory agencies in order to...

I wouldn't. I've read accounts of people getting tinnitus with hearing protection on... Yes, you read correct, with protection on. I think one person even noted double protection. If you absolutely have to I would go to an Audiologist or hearing center that is trained in Fit-testing, you can...

If you can afford it get a mini split wall AC system. The compressor is outside the house.

Another thing to consider is that when a noise is hard to endure, one likely clenches and puts stress on the ear area, that indirectly could also damage in some way whether by activating inflammatory mediators or whatever else.

I personally don't buy the whole decibel theory. Even if you look at NOISH and OSHA they have different threshold levels. Certain noises, usually low-frequency artificial ones, cause me great distress even at very low decibels. Something intuitively just tells me they cause harm in some way...

I had temporary tinnitus for <48 hours after wearing earplugs for a few days on two different occasions last year. This was around late July and Late August 2019. Those were my warnings. I knew I should never have worn them again. But because I have hyperacusis and was not living a life of...

I struggle with the same thing. Every day is a struggle. My life revolves around this. There is no way otherwise. Maybe if you found me a quiet place in the woods I'd have some level of relief, but the T is still there.

When I wore earplugs I could not make any facial expressions (such as smiling) without them poking at me and causing pain. Just having them on was painful. One day, I nudged them out gradually several times in each ear while they were fully expanded. My goal was to pull them outward just...

My tinnitus, ear fullness, ear ache, and ear pain was induced from wearing earplugs. One day I put earplugs on as I had many times before, but this day was different from the other days in that I pulled the plugs outward a few millimeters in both ears after they had fully expanded. Then...

I was pissed off by all the landscaping noise and loud music in my neighborhood that was not letting me find a relatively quiet place to just walk. After driving around for 30 minutes and at my 6th parking spot trying to find a relatively non-noisy area to walk I was so heated that I first...