Ear Plugs - ANYONE USED THESE?????

[MOzZereLLa]

An MCN review of these cropped up on my FB feed.

Anyone got these or used them. I swear by the old soft foam plugs but washable reusable appeals.

Are they still the soft crushable type?

http://www.auritech.co.uk/universal-fit/biker/

[Alzo]

Worth a try...different shaped ear holes and hearing ability will give differing opinions...buy and try. 

[mc101]

Not used them but I find the regular £2 a pair foam ones more than good enough and cheap enough to replace often when they get sweaty/dirty etc.

[Druid]

An MCN review of these cropped up on my FB feed.

Anyone got these or used them. I swear by the old soft foam plugs but washable reusable appeals.

Are they still the soft crushable type?

http://www.auritech.co.uk/universal-fit/biker/

Surely you can get the disposable ones from work?

[alienmunkee]

Worth a try...different shaped ear holes and hearing ability will give differing opinions...buy and try. 

Yeah try them and let us know.

I swear by these tbh - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-Pairs-of-Howard-Leight-Laser-Lite-Individually-Wrapped-Ear-Plugs-/282043876199?hash=item41ab200367:g:8x4AAOSwXBFXPr9j

[MOzZereLLa]

An MCN review of these cropped up on my FB feed.

Anyone got these or used them. I swear by the old soft foam plugs but washable reusable appeals.

Are they still the soft crushable type?

http://www.auritech.co.uk/universal-fit/biker/

Surely you can get the disposable ones from work?

Only the barrel shaped yellow ones which are a little hard. I use the bullet shaped soft ones.

Not used them but I find the regular £2 a pair foam ones more than good enough and cheap enough to replace often when they get sweaty/dirty etc.

Due to the nature of them (and advice from the medics at work) I only use them a couple of times each max making that quite expensive. Washable reusable appeals.

[tucola]

I used to be an advocate for the made-to-measure ones, but I'm now convinced that not only are the cheap foam ones "good enough", they are actually significantly better than any other option.

Anything else seems to shift in my ear once I put my helmet on and reduces the attenuation level, such that on a long journey I start to get ringing in my ears, which is a clear sign that you're starting to do damage.

It was getting the Panigale that really brought that home, because it's so frickin' loud I was noticing the ringing sooner - and from the engine noise not the wind noise.

I tend to re-use them until they start to look grubby, then chuck them and replace them.

Moz, what's the medics' advice on this?

Should I be changing them more often?

[whoopee]

My experience with the made-to-measure ones was exactly the same as Tucola.
I find the disposables much better in every respect.

[Dom1]

Disposables are cheap enough if you buy a big box of them.

You can even split the cost with a mate or some mates.

Beware this does make you a bit like Ear Plug Santa in terms of generosity which does drive the cost up again.

[MOzZereLLa]

@Tuc

Only that they get grubby quite quickly and depending on how long you have them in for the likelihood of infection gets higher.

They are quite ear "aware" at work due to the nature of our job and how ears can ground us very easily.

[Gobert]

I use Ear Soft FX foam plugs - best I've tried. Cheap via the bay...

[MOzZereLLa]

I use Ear Soft FX foam plugs - best I've tried. Cheap via the bay...

The best sort I've found this far. Just wondered how long the Auritech ones last if they are washable.

[tucola]

@Moz - ta!

[David W]

I get the impression that the custom moulded ones are only as good as the bloke that takes the mouldings of your lugholes.  Mine were absolutely spot on and I'd never go back to sponge ones.

[Green_Ninja]

I get the impression that the custom moulded ones are only as good as the bloke that takes the mouldings of your lugholes.  Mine were absolutely spot on and I'd never go back to sponge ones.

I have to agree I'm on my second set of moulded plugs, first ones were made in Jan 2005, they were replaced this Jan (moulds made at the bike show by Ulitmate Ear) and I can't fault them.

One point I would make is that I shouldn't have waited as long to replace (apparently 5 years is abut right not 11  ) so the newer ones are MUCH MUCH better than the old ones are now. The new ones also have filters in whereas the old ones don't. Wind noise/white noise is significantly reduced but I can still hear other road users fine. OK so they cost £85 but assuming 5 years use against a set of throw away foam plugs at £2 a pop (2 x 52 x 5 + £208) the moulded ones are cheaper and work better.

All IMHO of course, works for me.

I went to them as I have rather narrow ear canals and the foam one are a pain to fit and work themselves out, the moulded ones stay put.