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ear plugs - wax or foam?

raspberrypie

i'm super noise sensitive --- in terms of ear plugs, the things you jam into your ear canal, has anyone found a preference for wax vs foam ones? the foam ones i've seen on amazing-on have the highest NRR of 33db. i've always had trouble inserting them into my ear canals, but just heard about yanking your ear back before you jam the foam in... the moldable wax ones have a significantly lower NRR of 23db... they seem more comfortable. tho.

anyone have good or bad experiences with either? i suppose it may boil down to personal preference, but the higher NRR sounds good. i guess i'm wondering if that is achieved in a lab......... not in a human ear, but the same could be said for the lower NRR of waxies.

i already have head phones, ear muffs, etc... i'd like something i can easily just carry in a pocket, but which is effective.

happy non-listening!

tysm

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  • 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.

  • in reply to raspberrypie

    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.

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