Hi, I'm thinking about getting custom moulded earplugs for daily usage and just going out to people. Of course. I'm trying to fight my hyperacusis for like 2 years now and I'm at point when i can take the shower, talk and do things around the house without earplugs (but moving plates still kills me lol, need to do that carefully) but I think that's the limit before my tinnitus starts to be reactive and getting worse, It's just the limit and that's it (still a lot of improvement comparing to before where I couldn't leave my room without earmuffs but it seems that everything above current state involves risking of making my tinnitus worse)
Recently I turned 22 and some strange things happened in my life that I know I can't live in isolation anymore, I NEED to see other people, I need to have friends, I can't live alone in my room for life. I can't let tinnitus destroy my life completely before it's too late and being alone forever is one of those things.
I saw that a lot of people here recommends ACS Customs but sadly, they're not available in Poland where I live. I found a Polish company (HASPRO) that specializes in custom moulded earplugs for various of use cases like work, music, sleep etc.
This is specification of their HASPRO Pro plugs for musicians and party goers (and for people with hyperacusis I think lol) that I think are comparable to ACS Pro plugs when it comes to design.
Important thing to note is that's EU SNR not US NNR data.
Video from the company where they're unboxed:
Also it seems that filters are patented by Etymotic Research.
Do you think this Pro 30 filter would be enough for a city? It's not very large like NY or something, just 350k citizens but you know it's loud when ambulance or police with sirens pass you. I thought about getting 30 filters for the city and 25/15 filters if I would just go and meet some people where I know it's not that loud (like house for example where I just don't feel confident enough, meeting should be fun not nervous, or some calm part of the city like park). Thankfully filters are interchangeable so that's not a big problem to change them on the go.
I still need the info from them about how they deal with Occlusion Effect but we'll see, they're the best option in my country I think.
I think that's the best option, off the shelf plugs like Alpine have horrible occlusion effect and foam plugs blocks everything that you just can't talk and enjoy meeting anyone (and your ears hurts after a while especially during summer).
There are also other earplugs called Static for people that work in loud environment but they look and work differently so I don't know if they would be a good call.
Recently I turned 22 and some strange things happened in my life that I know I can't live in isolation anymore, I NEED to see other people, I need to have friends, I can't live alone in my room for life. I can't let tinnitus destroy my life completely before it's too late and being alone forever is one of those things.
I saw that a lot of people here recommends ACS Customs but sadly, they're not available in Poland where I live. I found a Polish company (HASPRO) that specializes in custom moulded earplugs for various of use cases like work, music, sleep etc.
This is specification of their HASPRO Pro plugs for musicians and party goers (and for people with hyperacusis I think lol) that I think are comparable to ACS Pro plugs when it comes to design.
Important thing to note is that's EU SNR not US NNR data.
Video from the company where they're unboxed:
Also it seems that filters are patented by Etymotic Research.
Do you think this Pro 30 filter would be enough for a city? It's not very large like NY or something, just 350k citizens but you know it's loud when ambulance or police with sirens pass you. I thought about getting 30 filters for the city and 25/15 filters if I would just go and meet some people where I know it's not that loud (like house for example where I just don't feel confident enough, meeting should be fun not nervous, or some calm part of the city like park). Thankfully filters are interchangeable so that's not a big problem to change them on the go.
I still need the info from them about how they deal with Occlusion Effect but we'll see, they're the best option in my country I think.
I think that's the best option, off the shelf plugs like Alpine have horrible occlusion effect and foam plugs blocks everything that you just can't talk and enjoy meeting anyone (and your ears hurts after a while especially during summer).
There are also other earplugs called Static for people that work in loud environment but they look and work differently so I don't know if they would be a good call.
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