Earplug sampler pack

[OakLeaf]

I know there are others here who've had trouble with earplugs becoming painful, but can't remember who, so I thought I'd share this.

I just got a sampler pack from earplugsuperstore.com, one pair each of 26 different kinds of earplugs, representing their softest and/or smallest selection.

It's going to take me a while to try them all out! Well, not all of them, since there are a couple in there that I've already tried, but even with shipping nearly half the cost of the sampler pack, it was still cheaper than buying the ones I'm interested in separately, especially when that would leave a chance that they wouldn't work for me and I'd be stuck with a box I can't use.

They have at least one other sampler pack, and a very large overall selection, and shipping was via USPS and reasonably quick.

[ny biker]

I think I've looked at that site before.

I use earplugs every night since I'm a light sleeper. I find that if they hurt, it means that either I'm coming down with a cold or other upper respiratory infection, or I put the ear plug in wrong. I have lots of problems getting the ear plug into my right ear, and almost always have to try more than once to get it right. Hopefully my ears won't develop a sensitivity over time like yours have.

Good luck!

[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!