Does anyone have a pair? How do they compare to generic ear plugs?

  • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 days ago

    I appreciate the reply but I cannot stand those moldable ones that are like ramming a lump of blu-tack into your ears xD I find the opposite to be true that they don’t provide as much sound insulation and they end up falling out due to the movement of your body as you work. At least that is my experience with them.

    The foam ones I do use tend to be of slightly higher quality and for the most part I don’t find them irritable apart from every now and then when they cause me some pain as I mentioned before. 85 % of the time they are good though and will stay in place for 8 hours plus without me having to fuck around.

    Generally I’m happy with the foam ones I get through work, it is just that 15% of the time when they can cause me some pain that I would like to alleviate.

    I have also tried the silicone ear plugs that are sort of ribbed with a more solid centre to them that are sort of a middle ground between the foam and moldable silly putty ones but they are the most irritable of them all as well as not staying put either so would not recommend them to anyone!

    • khannie@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Yeah fair enough. I’m not using them in a work environment. I’m happy if I get an extra 20 minutes of sleep in the morning when all the noise from the teenage grooming starts. Sometimes it’s 40.

      It sounds ridiculous but it all adds up.

      I grew up in the arse end of nowhere so any noise at all wakes me.

      • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        4 days ago

        Different things work for different people and I appreciate the input regardless just definitely isn’t for me :D

        You’d hate where I live then, surrounded by university students in a city where the bin lorry comes at fucking half 5 every morning. It fucking sucks and I miss the quietness of the countryside where I grew up!

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          4 days ago

          Ah yeah totally fair. To each their own.

          I did live in a city centre once a long time ago but I’d definitely be keeping the earplugs in all night if I were you now!