I Got Tinnitus After Wearing Senner Earplugs to a Gig — Inadequate Hearing Protection

[Simon G]

I bought some highly rated Senner earplug protection off Amazon 16 months ago.

After using them only once at a gig, I've had chronic tinnitus ever since. My lawyer cannot establish liability of the product as it has lots of positive reviews. I know that Amazon has a huge problem with misleading consumers with fake positive reviews and I think this is the case with this product.

Does anyone else have any experience of buying something off Amazon like Senner earplugs causing tinnitus?

I have also noticed since today Senner which was a top rated Amazon product brand with lots of earplugs have disappeared from Amazon UK as well.

 

[kingsfan]

Is this the product?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B077N97M22/

There's no noise reduction rating on the product's page. There is no indication how much sound these are rated to attenuate.

 

[Simon G]

They are the Senner MusicPro ones. So not for sleep. There is some information where is says it reduces by 20-28 dB depending on Hz.

 

[Kriszti]

I don't know about these specific plugs, but sadly earplugs do not provide perfect protection. Even with the NRR rating, you need to get it adjusted, so in real life circumstances, you don't get the protection listed, so it can make you feel false security. If the music is too loud and you are prone to it, even with the best ear pro, you can end up with tinnitus.

 

[Martinf]

Hello,

The earplugs isn't the reason why you got tinnitus. It just happened by coincidence.

You'd still have got tinnitus even without the earplugs or even if you hadn't gone to that gig.