Earplug sampler pack

[AppleTree]

Very interesting, never knew there were so many different kinds out there! I also wear earplugs pretty regularly, I think it helps me sleep more deeply. Usually the "waxy" type, where you can mold it and fit it around your ear without going too deep into the ear canal work best and hurt least for me...most of the time anyway.

[smilingcat]

hmmm need to check out the site. Thanks. My problem is that my ear canal is pretty small so even the small size sometimes are too big. I really need to squish the soft spongy one really thin or it just sits on my ear. And those earbuds, the small size is just barely small enough.

I go through a lot of them because I am using power tools on a regular basis.

[OakLeaf]

You might do better with earmuff style hearing protection for when you're working with tools and running equipment? Fit is less of an issue, plus it's easy to just slip it off one ear when you need to talk to someone, rather than trying to put an earplug back in with dirty hands.

[Dogmama]

Oak - which sampler pack did you get? I'm looking for something to protect my ears while teaching spinning. Thanks!

[Helene2013]

I hate earplugs as I find they hurt my inside in no time. No matter how "bendable" they were. But I tried this type and so far they are the best ones for me. Never felt any pain with those in.

http://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Pretty-P.../dp/B001EPQ888

Maybe worth trying if you can find a smaller pack.

[OakLeaf]

Those are available in most drugstores I've seen. Are they really any different from the Hearos beige Ultimate Softness Series (same brand, same shape, same size, same NRR)? I was able to wear the beige Hearos Ultimate for two or three years before they too started becoming painful. Now, even two hours in those is too much.

I kind of refuse on principle to buy anything that's colored pink and marketed to women, especially if it's identical to a neutral colored product.

I'm working my way through the sampler pack and so far the least irritating candidates are the 3M E*A*R EZ Fit, and the Moldex Spark Plugs (which are the ones I was already wearing).

Moldex private-labels earplugs that are pretty much just like the Spark Plugs only smaller, but I've only been able to find them in plastic clamshell cases with two pairs of earplugs, and now I can't even remember the name of the company that sells those by the box. Sigh. (I know where to get more, they're marketed to motorsports enthusiasts and I can get them at a helmet shop, but it's not super convenient to me. Next time I'm in that store I'll look again.)




Dogmama, I got the "Just the Softest/Smallest" sampler pack. I'm making notes as I work my way through them, so far those are the two that come closest to working for me. I can put my full set of notes up here once I've tried them all.

[ny biker]

Those are available in most drugstores I've seen. Are they really any different from the Hearos beige Ultimate Softness Series (same brand, same shape, same size, same NRR)? I was able to wear the beige Hearos Ultimate for two or three years before they too started becoming painful. Now, even two hours in those is too much.

I kind of refuse on principle to buy anything that's colored pink and marketed to women, especially if it's identical to a neutral colored product.

I'm working my way through the sampler pack and so far the least irritating candidates are the 3M E*A*R EZ Fit, and the Moldex Spark Plugs (which are the ones I was already wearing).

Moldex private-labels earplugs that are pretty much just like the Spark Plugs only smaller, but I've only been able to find them in plastic clamshell cases with two pairs of earplugs, and now I can't even remember the name of the company that sells those by the box. Sigh. (I know where to get more, they're marketed to motorsports enthusiasts and I can get them at a helmet shop, but it's not super convenient to me. Next time I'm in that store I'll look again.)




Dogmama, I got the "Just the Softest/Smallest" sampler pack. I'm making notes as I work my way through them, so far those are the two that come closest to working for me. I can put my full set of notes up here once I've tried them all.

I once tried some pink "women's" earplugs. I think they were Mack's rather than Hearos (not 100% sure on that, though). They were comfortable enough but didn't really do much to block sound because they were smaller than the regular beige ones and therefore did not form a good seal in my ears.

And I totally agree on targeting products to women by making them pink.