where to get custom ear plugs
#14
If you want real good ones.. get custom fitted ones . They are expensive but worth it in the long run. Any place that does fittings for hearing aids, can make a mold of your ear and order you custom plugs. You can even get them set up for DB (decibal levels) so you can still hear well, but only a certain db will be allowed through.
http://www.hearnet.com/at_risk/risk_at_risk.shtml
I don't have to worry about the loud volume music anymore, but when I did I used custom ear attenuators and they worked very well.
http://www.hearnet.com/at_risk/risk_at_risk.shtml
I don't have to worry about the loud volume music anymore, but when I did I used custom ear attenuators and they worked very well.
Last edited by ToastedGoat; 08-20-2009 at 01:17 PM.
#16
Can't beat the price:
http://wrenstorage.com/catalog/radia...-earplugs.html
http://wrenstorage.com/catalog/radia...-earplugs.html
There we go. I ordered a spare pair for me just in case & a pair for my wife. Thanks.
#17
G, I've looked in both & they are not there. There used to be a spot with a label for them in the sporting goods section but that's gone. They sent me to the pharmacy who sent me back to sporting goods I gave up but the link above looks like the same item. I'm in for a spare set & one for my SO too.
#18
Canadian here, but I got mine from a hearing centre. www.protectyourhearing.ca They do a custom mold with or without speakers for your Ipod. I got the ones with speakers ( Personal Audio Monitor)
and I can hardly hear my Rineharts now (a good and bad thing). It was the wind noise that was really hurting my hearing. Now I can hear my music at low volumes and not have the wind and bike noise drowning it out. They stay in place and are very comfortable. Well worth the $300 I paid, and would recomend them to anyone that would like to protect their hearing and listen to tunes while on the bike.
Chop.
and I can hardly hear my Rineharts now (a good and bad thing). It was the wind noise that was really hurting my hearing. Now I can hear my music at low volumes and not have the wind and bike noise drowning it out. They stay in place and are very comfortable. Well worth the $300 I paid, and would recomend them to anyone that would like to protect their hearing and listen to tunes while on the bike.
Chop.
Last edited by ChopinRockwooD; 08-20-2009 at 01:59 PM.
#19
I have tried several of the "do-it-yourself" plugs, and even after following the directions to the letter, was not very impressed with their performance, and after a few months, they started to get hard and shrink a little, further diminishing their effectiveness.
The ones we use almost exclusively here in Iraq are from Surefire. They aren't custom, but they come in several sizes, and are amazingly comfortable. I have had to wear them for many hours (6+) without the need to remove them and rest my ears like foamies. They aren't very expensive, compared to professional customs, and last forever. I have had one pair for almost 18 months, and they still work great!
http://www.surefire.com/EarProProducts
The ones we use almost exclusively here in Iraq are from Surefire. They aren't custom, but they come in several sizes, and are amazingly comfortable. I have had to wear them for many hours (6+) without the need to remove them and rest my ears like foamies. They aren't very expensive, compared to professional customs, and last forever. I have had one pair for almost 18 months, and they still work great!
http://www.surefire.com/EarProProducts