I use ear plugs all the time. My favorite is the foam type, which is rolled thin with thumb and index finger. I have to cut them in the middle to shorten. If it sticks out too much, it can rub on the helmet, and that makes more noise...

 

I use earplugs all the time also....check these out, very comfortable...

Etymotic Research, Inc. - ER•20 High Fidelity Earplugs

 

I always ride with ear plugs. I have a few pair of custom ear plugs that I got at a motorcycle show. They were a bit expensive ($49 each) but well worth it.

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i use them about half the time, the foams ones, and i'd recomend them to anyone that wants to continue to hearing.

 

I wouldn't head out on the highway with out them... Around town I don't wear them but out on the road they are a must... Wind noise is a bitc_ but with ear plugs it's all but gone...

 

just don't stick em in too far... I keep my finger nails pretty short and if the plugs go in to far they can be a bit tough to get out... As you struggle you have visions of needle nose pliers and other instruments of destruction stuck in your ears trying to yank the little colors nubs out....

 

Since I put on the V&H slashcut staggereds, I will be using earplugs on the highway.

 

Always use them. In town or out it's a must with the 'tinitus' ringing problem I have. I can get fairly decent foam ones at the grocery store. They're called "Hearos" I believe. They are near the pharmacy where the contact solution is if most grocery stores are laid out the same.

 

Always use them. In town or out it's a must with the 'tinitus' ringing problem I have. I can get fairly decent foam ones at the grocery store. They're called "Hearos" I believe. They are near the pharmacy where the contact solution is if most grocery stores are laid out the same.

+1

I have tinnitus and it is not fun folks...do yourselves a favor and wear plugs..foamies or whatever, just wear them...you can actually hear more around you without the wind rush




Goose

 

I hear that! (well I used to anyway) LOL!

Like Goose said....do yourselves a favor and wear them.

 

I have em and use them 100% of the time.

I had custom ones made at the Las Vegas bike show in 05 ($65), but left those sitting on the gas tank once in OK as I drove away. I was using the orange foam ones you can get in most bike shops... until last week. My son just had ear surgery and had to have custom plugs made at the ENT. I went ahead and got some new ones too. ($70)

I'm on the verge of needing hearing aids from the bands, insane car stereos I had when I was younger, etc. I protect them as much as I can.

 

I wore some foam ones for the first time this weekend and what a difference. I won't go without them anymore.

 

I wore some foam ones for the first time this weekend and what a difference. I won't go without them anymore.

Another testimonial to how good they are. I bet if truth was known there are lots of us that use them. Before they were even around much, I stuck tissue wads in mine. Guess there are varying degrees of density on foam ones too. They are different colors which is pretty cool too.

 

I use earplugs all the time also....check these out, very comfortable...

Etymotic Research, Inc. - ER•20 High Fidelity Earplugs

+10,000
For $12, the E20s are great.

 

Hearos are good. They design different ones for different environments.
I wear the tan ones, the 8 count comes with a case to put them in.
They are the only ear plugs that I can wear for hours and it not bother my ears.

 

I got a huge box of foam plugs from McMaster, but you can also get them for cheap from Wal-Mart or any place that sells guns.

I wear mine if I'm riding more than 30 minutes or so, usually for pleasure. Interstate or not doesn't really matter, but once I get out of town, I'm doing around 60 mph anyway. If I'm just running to the store or to work, I don't bother.

 

I use the little foam plugs most of the time. BTW, you can get a pack at Walmart in both the hardware and sporting goods depts -pretty cheap insurance on future hearing loss.

I love how I can put em in slip the helmet on and ride down to the gun range without taking my electric muffs. Once at the range just take helmet off and step to the line and start shooting -no fumbling for the ear muffs while other shooters are blasting away :wink:

 

I wear earphones from RadioShack that are foam inserts. They have a 27NRR (pretty good). The best part is, with the noise reduction, I can play the music low enough to hear traffic and the bike.

Before, if I wanted to listen to music it had to blast so loud that I couldn't hear anything. And after I stopped riding, I couldn't hear anything either.

 

I wear mine my most all of the time on the highway but usually not around town. I work in a machine shop so I wear them all day because of the air guns. I use the rubber ones. You can somewhat adjust the sound by how deep you put them in and they are hand washable. If you use the foam ones, you can slice them in half length wise to make them fit easier. And don't eat Dorito's chips with them in!
I try to protect my hearing as much as possible, but Friday night I went the Van Halen concert and my ears were ringing so bad I think I had trouble walking and driving. I think my ears have finally stopped ringing 3 days later.

 

If they stick out that much you're not getting them in your ears properly. They're not supposed to stick out like Frankensteins electrodes.

:smile: I bet it is just me and my ear size. I will try them w/o cutting.
It muffles gun sound well, so I am sure I am doing it right.

 

I don't know what kind they are but I use the ones on a string about 99% of the time. I seem to have this weird sinus pressure deal if I don't use ear plugs. I can still hear traffic and hear people pretty well.

 

I'm not sure what Tinnitus is but whenever i hear a loud noise, my right ear goes all static kind of like what it sounds like when you have water in your ear after swimming...pretty sure i have a blown ear drum or something of the sort. anyway it does that with the dragsters on the highway so I'm also an ear plug wearer.

 

The wind drives me nuts. My new helmet has the zip in ear and neck cover which is great and really does the job. No windnoise at all. But I feel that when it warms up a little more it will have to come out so I'll be on the look out for earplugs of some sort.

 

I use earplugs on longer rides. The wind noise is very noticable. I got mine at a local pharmacy. They had ones with dozen's of different materials, noise ratings and shapes.

 

The hubby and I both had custom molded earplugs made, and I love them. They're SO comfortable, and they do a good job of blocking out the bad noise and still allowing me to hear what I need to hear.

Hubby lost one of his, though, so he started looking for some foam plugs to use until he can get another pair of molded ones made. The foam plugs he likes best are Xtreme Hearos (http://hearos.com/earplugs/products-02826.html). I don't know where he picked them up, though...