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Post by alectrum on Aug 5, 2008 6:32:02 GMT -5
In an effort to reduce overload in public places, I'm thinking of buying some earphones that block out 80% of the ambient noise. The Sennheiser CX300 (http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/icm.nsf/root/500830) seems to be a reasonable bet. Has anyone tried these type of in ear earphones before?
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Post by DocMartin on Aug 5, 2008 6:55:06 GMT -5
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Post by DocMartin on Aug 5, 2008 6:59:49 GMT -5
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOps.
Thats about $50 over here................
I'll better close myself inside my shelter.
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Post by micgrace on Aug 5, 2008 7:46:37 GMT -5
Well theres always industrial earplugs. Actually have seen a few people wearing them in shopping centres from time to time. Might do the trick with long hair.
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Post by alectrum on Aug 5, 2008 8:52:18 GMT -5
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOps. Thats about $50 over here................ I'll better close myself inside my shelter. They are about 40 euro here, but only £17.50 from the UK. I've seen some for about £9 but I've heard you have to be wary of cheap copies on Ebay. They originally retailed for about £150 though, so they've come down in price a lot. |
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Post by alectrum on Aug 5, 2008 8:55:01 GMT -5
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Post by chewbockers on Aug 5, 2008 9:04:38 GMT -5
I find most earplugs uncomfortable because they are too wide to fit easily into my ear-holes. Does anybody know if there are earplugs that will mould into the shape of your inner ear and not irritate the skin?
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Post by alectrum on Aug 5, 2008 9:13:31 GMT -5
You can get a mould done of your inner ear and have the plugs manufactured but you'd probably pay thousands for that. Otherwise, some earphones have different sized covers to help them fit properly so maybe there are earplugs the same way too?
Those active noise reduction systems look like a waste of time. They don't seem to cancel out voices so they wouldn't be much help in a room with lots of echos. Pity.
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Post by alectrum on Aug 5, 2008 9:44:50 GMT -5
I find most earplugs uncomfortable because they are too wide to fit easily into my ear-holes. Does anybody know if there are earplugs that will mould into the shape of your inner ear and not irritate the skin? Here's a company you might be interested in - earplugstore.stores.yahoo.net/jbcuearpl.htmlThey do custom moulded earplugs for about 100-130 $. |
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Post by alectrum on Aug 5, 2008 9:48:18 GMT -5
I am a bit concerned that I'll buy these earphones, find they are uncomfortable, and end up not wearing them. I did the same with contact lenses. I think I only wore my contacts for 2 weeks max.
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Post by hyke on Aug 5, 2008 10:50:59 GMT -5
I find most earplugs uncomfortable because they are too wide to fit easily into my ear-holes. Does anybody know if there are earplugs that will mould into the shape of your inner ear and not irritate the skin? My daughter needed earplugs for swimming. Custom made. They were mostly meant for water but did keep out a lot of noise too. So she did not get overwhealmed by the noise at swimming lessons either. The making of them took about 15 minutes and the price per set was below 10 euro's. Getting real professional noiseblockers customized to your ears is more expensive. And you might not like them. My brother got thm from work but did not use them. The pressure in his ears made him almost faint. |
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Post by DocMartin on Aug 9, 2008 23:47:17 GMT -5
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Post by pikajedi on Sept 2, 2008 13:49:57 GMT -5
I have a pair similar to those; they are in my ears at the moment.
if you find that they do not fit properly, get your thumb, index and middle fingers, and use them to crush the plug bit, roll it out, until it is very thin, then stick it in your ear and hold it steady for a minute or two; you'll feel your ear start to feel full, you can then let go.
it has now semi-molded to your ear!
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Post by aliengirl on Sept 4, 2008 4:21:12 GMT -5
In the UK you can get specially moulded earplugs from arond £100 although they need to be replaced after about 2 years. I go for the cheaper option of Quies Mousse Confort earplugs (around £2.95 for three pairs). They work well for me especially as I have very narrow ear canals so most 'off the shelf' earplugs either won't go in at all or expand so forcefully after I've squished them into my ear that it is just really painful. The Quies ones are washable although after about three washes they loose their 'squishability' so I have to replace them. I also have some Monaco industrial ear defenders although I don't wear these in public often as I get a lot of funny looks! If I were to buy ear defendes again I'd probably get these www.safetyshop.com/products/productdetail.asp?ProductCode=BEPS09 |
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Post by lestat on Sept 6, 2008 0:52:33 GMT -5
^nice
Never worn earplugs myself, but I've seen little foam ones going very cheap, single use I think, although I'm not sure.
Aliengirl, those ear defenders look great, if I see a cute autie lass anywhere walking about in huge fuckoff great earmuffs, I'l give yer a wave:D
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