_cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/38181567_

Hi Lemmy!

Loop Earplugs are too expensive. Does anyone have cheaper recommendations?

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Details:

  • I have Loop Quiet to cope with situations with a lot of chatter, such as at the canteen, where it feels like everyone is shouting.
  • I bought a pair of Loop Engage because I dislike having to take my Quiets out to have conversations. They haven’t arrived yet.
  • I’ve tried the foam earplugs from a drugstore/chemist’s. They’re extremely difficult to put in properly and get dirty after a few uses.
  • Obituarykidney@lemmy.world
    2·
    4 days ago

    It was on the pricier side, about 200 AUD, but I went to an audiologist for motorcycle ear plugs. They took a wax mould of my ears and has custom plugs made. They fit so well I could barely feel them and the filter perfectly silenced my motorcycle while I could still hear cars around me and the music playing in my helmet. I ended up wearing them at work (worked in a nightclub for a while) and I could still hear people talk. There were other filters you could get in them, like for musicians. Used then for years until my dog chewed them up. Highly recommend.

  • The_Hideous_Orgalorg@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    5 days ago

    I have to wear earplugs for work. I use Radians custom molded earplugs, they are much more comfortable than the expanding foam ones that the company provides. They were only $10-20 for a set. They are comfortable enough to wear all shift without removing them. I can have a conversation while wearing them easily as well. They are easy to clean, just requiring a wipe down, or wash up while washing hands. About the only time I feel I have to remove them is when I’m trying to eat, as the chewing/crunching is amplified due due to having the plugs in place.

  • vala@lemmy.world
    3·
    5 days ago

    Fwiw loops are way over priced but actually kinda worth it if you can swing it somehow.

  • jabathekek@sopuli.xyz
    2·
    5 days ago

    Check out:

    https://www.sensaphonics.com/products/erseriesplugs (these are apparently what professionals use in the music business, like the people that make the magic behind the stage)

    and

    https://jhaudio.com/accessories/ACC-PLUG-CSTM-STD (these ones don’t have any openings, so might be more difficult to converse, $75 cheaper tho)

    I bought some pretty good reusable earplugs from Marks Work Warehouse a while ago, but it seems they don’t carry them anymore. They’re nifty little things that are all silicone with a tiny hole in the plug part that allows for sounds less than ~50dB (conversation levels).