Wearing Foam Ear Plugs on a Roller Coaster?

[danimadss]

This has probably already been asked but asking again.

I'm going to an amusement park for the fourth and I know it's gonna be loud on the rides with everyone screaming so I wanna wear my foam 33 decibel ear plugs I own on the rides.

Is it safe?

My right ear is a little full but hopefully that'll go away in the next day. Just wondering if I'll be okay wearing them on the rides!

Don't know with the speed and pressure of going down if it'll have any effect with my tubes if I wear them. Thanks!

 

[Bill Bauer]

Is it safe?

No.

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/earplugs-muffs-give-very-little-protection.21737/

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/tinnitus-much-worse-after-club-despite-wearing-solid-35-db-custom-earplugs-—-im-at-my-wits-end.15744/#post-186018

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/bad-spike-not-subsiding-after-loud-bar-—-despite-wearing-properly-inserted-earplugs.20675/#post-239000

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/thread...t-an-acoustic-trauma-shock.18964/#post-219363

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/thread...le-in-real-life-situations.19067/#post-220314

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/33-decibel-earplug-not-protecting-from-sound.22151/

I could go on and on and on (provide links to more horror stories where people found out the hard way that it was a bad idea to rely on earplugs), but you get the idea.

If I were you, I would stay home.

 

[danimadss]

Thanks for the reply Bill. I'm not really asking about relying on the plugs to protect me from the sound just the sole question about the pressure and safety of wearing then in my ear. I don't want the plugs to get lodged in my ear canal because the roller coaster is going too fast. I'm not too concerned about the noise. I've worn these ear plugs three times to 3 concerts in the last two weeks and to a club and my T has remained the same, so I'm assuming just wearing the plugs while walking around the park, I would be fine. I just wanna know if it's safe to wear them while being on a ride. Like the same on airplane, because of the air pressure. Get what I'm saying?

 

[Tinker Bell]

Would it be better to use earplanes since they're designed to wear in a situation where air pressure changes? Just throwing out an idea.

If you could, let me know how it goes! I'm hoping to go to an amusement park later this summer. I went to a kiddie one last month but couldn't ride any of their rides.

 

[danimadss]

Would it be better to use earplanes since they're designed to wear in a situation where air pressure changes? Just throwing out an idea.

If you could, let me know how it goes! I'm hoping to go to an amusement park later this summer. I went to a kiddie one last month but couldn't ride any of their rides.

I didn't even think of that! I will get some of those!! Thanks. And I will let you know!! I love roller coasters and I went all summer long last year. Haven't been this summer and not since my "T" started. So here's to hoping all goes well!

 

[Tinker Bell]

I didn't even think of that! I will get some of those!! Thanks. And I will let you know!! I love roller coasters and I went all summer long last year. Haven't been this summer and not since my "T" started. So here's to hoping all goes well!

Good luck! I hope they work well and you can enjoy the day.

 

[Bill Bauer]

I'm not too concerned about the noise. I've worn these ear plugs three times to 3 concerts in the last two weeks and to a club and my T has remained the same, so I'm assuming just wearing the plugs while walking around the park

The damage accumulates.

I don't want the plugs to get lodged in my ear canal because the roller coaster is going too fast.

I doubt you need to worry about that.

They advise against wearing earplugs during take-offs and landings of airplanes, though...

 

[Bill Bauer]

I didn't even think of that! I will get some of those!! Thanks.

Their NRR is something like 20 dB.

 

[Michelle G]

I went to an amusement park recently while wearing 32 db foam earplugs. I was completely fine but I kindly asked my friends to refrain from screaming too much, so many do that. I have had fullness in my ear since my acoustic trauma and the ear plugs were fine on the rollercoaster. Although, I didn't go on any upside down rollercoasters as I may have cochlear hydrops and I don't want to trigger a vertigo episode. Good luck!

 

[TuneOut]

. I'm not too concerned about the noise. I've worn these ear plugs three times to 3 concerts in the last two weeks and to a club and my T has remained the same

Hey, what kind of concerts were these? Metal or Country? Outdoor, indoor?

 

[danimadss]

I went to an amusement park recently while wearing 32 db foam earplugs. I was completely fine but I kindly asked my friends to refrain from screaming too much, so many do that. I have had fullness in my ear since my acoustic trauma and the ear plugs were fine on the rollercoaster. Although, I didn't go on any upside down rollercoasters as I may have cochlear hydrops and I don't want to trigger a vertigo episode. Good luck!

Oh I'm glad to hear wearing the foam earplugs were fine while riding!! That was my main concern. Sorry about your vertigo! Thanks for the response

 

[danimadss]

Hey, what kind of concerts were these? Metal or Country? Outdoor, indoor?

Two of the concerts were outdoors and rock reggae. The third was indoors and a Sublime cover band and Bob Marley's band The Wailers. That was the loudest only because it was indoors. All I could hear was the bass!

 

[Foncky]

You'll be fine. You won't go very high, pressure change is not a concern but you can still equalize while wearing foam plugs if needed.