ear plugs - wax or foam?

ty.......

u need to read up on them. new ones come out all the time  and they all have differing features. it takes hours locating just what you want

raspberrypie said:

with the noise cancelling headphones, do you have to be listening to music for them to work?

answer would be no - but u have to do ur own research on which models have that feature. Headphone are incredibly personal as well.

to be frank, i really prefer not wearing headphones or plugs, unless maybe for a short period. but i prefer not to. i would think if you wear either, but especially plugs, for 8 hours, that the moisture is not good for your ear.... for instance, the ear canal absolutely must have it's own fungi, yeast, what nots. change the humidity (a fair amount?) with 8 hours of plugs or phones --- i'm just not into it.

maybe i'm paranoid. but since i live in an urban area, i'll have an assortment of foam, wax, headphones, ear muffs... but try to make sure i always have the plugs, no matter what, in a pocket.

with the noise cancelling headphones, do you have to be listening to music for them to work? i've expressly avoided noise cancelling before, partly because i heard battery life suffered on them. also, i'm just not used to new fangled tech.

how in the world did u no that?? ru into words? my vocabulary is better than most, but to understand a word, i have to look up the roots, where it came from. if i just memorize the english word, i just can't. it's as tho the word's origins have more meaning to me, or something, more context.

raspberrypie said:

i'd worry about germs, fungus, and just general discomfort.

That's why I use disposable ones - you need to look after expensive ones and keep them clean - mine just go in the bin. 

how about the word "Quiz"  ?

it was invented to prove a bet........  isnt this crazy

James Daly was a theatre manager in Dublin in 1782. He once had a bet with a friend that he could introduce a new word into the English language in a day. He then chalked the word "Quiz" on the walls of the city. Daly won the bet, and a useful word came out of it - in terms of vocabulary AND Scrabble.

I like the foam ones best. They work for me, help a lot when I'm struggling with noise.

I listen to white noise while I study, it helps me relax and get in the zone.

I like the foam ones from the brand "Spark Plugs", the shape and the type of foam makes them work a lot better than other foam ones in my experience. They are the only ones that fit in my ear properly.

I used putty type for years. Can generate a complete seal if done right. But I stopped using them because they can damage the tiny hairs in your inner ear which will damage your hearing I read.

Instead I plan my days to avoid noise situations and if I get stuck then I put on my noise cancelling headphone over my ears.

My hearing is so sensitive though, I can hear animals moving around at night. We are fully double glazed and on the first floor!

ty....and ty for the explanation of quid... i just like how that word sounds... better than 'buck.' 

happy non listening LOL very funny

a quid = 1 pound  its a bit like the word "buck" for 1 dollar

ty everyone...........  i'll have to consider the custom ones... i can wear ear plugs, or phones, for awhile, an hour or two. so i use them for that occasional need. if i had to wear them longer - like at work, i'd worry about germs, fungus, and just general discomfort. i did try the yanking my ears back when i cram (sorry, can't resist blunt force terms...) the ear plugs in my canals; seems to help,

actually. otherwise, i guess i'll use asmr stuff (sort of white noise) to drown out noise... i listen to asmr every night, but only cause it's soothing, i don't use it to drown out noise.

happy non listening!

are you worried about being mugged or hit by a car, since you can't hear a thing? when i wear my phones, i am careful; but i'm aware i could slip up. i figure if i'm not careful, some car could wallop me. it happens even to the normal pedestrian.....you just get hit by a car, they drive off. to me, this is a real possibility -- if i'm not careful and mindful that i can't hear at all..........

i have always liked the term quid... i had to look it up --- wow, it's $12 usd!!! i thought quid would be a portion of a pound....

i sometimes wear them, then put on set of ear defenders with a built in radio at full blast. no more outside noise :)

just broke a nail damn !

i use rubber reusables ones ---- rubber cone shape that has 3/4 seals around it available on amazon/ebay 1-2 quid

They come in a plastic box. I put Baby bum cream (zinc) all over  them and store them in the box in my pocket. 

Then when, needed the cream helps to get them in , create a really good seal, prevent infections, and they are easy to remove.

When u take them out, clean them, and recover in baby bum cream again 

Good side effect : they keep ur ears clear of wax and infection

I use the cheap orange foam Screwfix ones - they feel a bit odd when you put them in but I can work all day and I forget they are there - especially if I'm working on my own and not having to listen to people speaking.

I use the cheap ones just so I can replace them often - they get icky after a few days with grubby fingers and a dusty environment..

Sorry for only partially referencing your questions as I can't talk too much to the ones you've asked about but I used to use foam ones though the foam ones make my ears really painful so I can use them once or twice but not regularly and I never tried the wax ones because I was about to get the ones I'm about to talk about through the business.

I don't know if this is inside your budget or something you interested in but specsavers so custom-molded ones, they do a custom mold of the ear canal and send them off to be made and you get a set of plugs that actually fit your ear. 

https://www.specsavers.co.uk/hearing/hearing-aids/hearing-protection

I work with tools and such for my job and the sound of the power tools and I'm really sensitive to the sound so I have a pair of the industrial ones that I wear anytime I want to dampen the noise but I need to hear some stuff, such as tools and being on the street and a pair of sleep ones witch pretty much kill all but the loudest sounds, I don't actually use the sleep ones for sleep because I get super anxious if I can hear my blood flow but when im just at home trying to concentrate and in no danger, the sleep ones are great. I know they're expensive but I love them.