Peltor Earmuffs

[SugarMagnolia]

I want to buy ear muffs, but I'm overwhelmed by all the choices I see on Amazon. At first I looked at ones described as lightweight, but when I see photos of toddlers wearing them, I think they must be too tight for an adult head.

I want good hearing protection (of course) with the lightest weight and most unobtrusive design possible. Any suggestions?

 

[Bill Bauer]

3M is a company that I trust. Their Peltor X5A provide the most noise reduction, but are bulky enough to make you feel self-conscious when you wear them in public. Having said this, I have been wearing them in public, and the vast majority of people don't seem to pay any attention.

Peltor X4A are not as bulky, and people will most likely think that you are wearing headphones. X4A provide a little less noise protection compared to X5A.

 

[Bill Bauer]

Another consideration is that Peltor muffs supposedly have metal parts in them. So if you ever need to do an MRI, you won't be able to wear Peltor muffs during the text.

According to one user, one type of muffs are made from plastic and can be used in an MRI:

howard leight thunder t1 fit in mri. No metal and thin enough. I used them for my mri, went well

 

[Bobby B]

I paint the white line of my x5a with a black marker and most people think those are fancy Bluetooth earphones

The other muffs will provide far less protection , better use good foam or solid silicon plugs

 

[SugarMagnolia]

Thanks guys. I ordered a pair from 3M. If I look weird in public, so be it.

 

[another sean]

3M Peltor X5A and Heroes Extreme Protection earplugs (standard shape without foam handles) are the best combination I've found to date

 

[Julien87]

The Alpine MusicSafe earmuffs are low profile and quite stylish: