Hearing Protection and Tinnitus: Keep The Tiny Hair Cells Safe — Discuss!

[Deamon22]

Hi @Deamon22, thank you for your message. I tried foam earplugs already but I don't find them very comfortable, and it's not very easy to talk with them. I also find that they're not very easy to insert properly :/ So I hope those custom plugs would offer me more convenience ^^

Yeah, talking can be a bit challenging and you also get a closed off feeling. But I never found them uncomfortable. Inserting them is really easy if you practice it a few times. And on the plus side they are nearly invisible

But if you have no problem with the fitting of custom earplugs then go with them. Should be enough for most daily activities

 

[Julien87]

I currently use 20 dB for pretty much everything; classes, nights out, cafes/restaurants etc.

And foam ones for the gym and noisy places (but never too noisy, like concerts, as you said).

I used to use 25 dB, but found it hard to understand my teachers in classes, so lowered the SNR level about two years ago.

Hi @Damocles. I wanted to ask you, when you wear 25 dB customer plugs with a filter, can you hear a person next to you without them having to raise their voice? In a situation such as walking in a busy street together, for example. Thank you for your time.