Ear Plugs

[fizzwheel]

Can anybody recommend any, I've got some disposable ( sp ) ones at the mo and I think I have funny shaped ears as they dont fit to well

Anybody recommend anything or brands I could try

I am also thinking about getting a custom made pair, where they take a mould of you ear, sure I read about these on here somewhere but I cant find the thread now

Thoughts / advice would be appreciated

Thanks

[Sudoxe]

WHAT!?!?

oh right...erm max and max lights seem to work for me.

It takes a while go get the knack of putting them properly in though.

Dan

[Mogs]

I spoke to someone (by phone) in my local hearing aid centre, he said they could make up customised moulded ones (fitted on a wire so as not to lose) for about £30, just drop in it takes about 15mins. I havn't got round to it yet, but shall do soon.

[fizzwheel]

I have problems with in the ear headphones as well

I found a good fit for the right ear, just can find any that fit my left one without it feeling like its gonna fall out

[Flamin_Squirrel]

I have problems with in the ear headphones as well

I found a good fit for the right ear, just can find any that fit my left one without it feeling like its gonna fall out

You might want to think about killing two birds with one stone - moulded plugs with headphones in em. Expensive, but I imagine they'll work nicely.

[Scoobs]

WHAT!?!?

oh right...erm max and max lights seem to work for me.

It takes a while go get the knack of putting them properly in though.

Dan

What he said!

Check on eBay for cheap prices.

[Aurora]

I can recommend Ultimate Earplugs - I bought a set during the summer, after being unable to get disposable ones to stay in my ear. They're very good, very little road noise. Cost was a little high, but what price is my hearing worth???

http://www.ultimateear.com/products_motorbike.html

Theres a thread on the VFR site, might be worth a read.

http://www.bikersoracle.com/vfr/forum/showthread.php?t=41614&highlight=ear

[Ed]

Boots standard ones

[Mech]

Last september I got a set of custom moulded plugs from Green Leopard London, £50 or so, and absolutley brilliant... just a bit more of of a liability if you're prone to leaving them anywhere. But better than the foam ones any day...

[fizzwheel]

I can recommend Ultimate Earplugs - I bought a set during the summer, after being unable to get disposable ones to stay in my ear. They're very good, very little road noise. Cost was a little high, but what price is my hearing worth???

http://www.ultimateear.com/products_motorbike.html

Theres a thread on the VFR site, might be worth a read.

http://www.bikersoracle.com/vfr/forum/showthread.php?t=41614&highlight=ear

Cheers Aurora, thats exactly the kind of thing I was looking for

[K]

Hmmm, that's something I might give a go too.

I currently find ear plugs so annoying I never wear them... which is why (in combination with past jobs in nightclubs) my middle range hearing is a tad crappy already.

It's not jsut the comfort thing, but I like to hear my bike. I've spent 18 years riding to the engine note, getting to know each bike I've owned so I eventually don't even have to glance at the clocks. I know my speed and revs by ear.

First time I wore ear plugs I nearly stalled twice and was over revving like stink at every gear change.

Too late for me I guess... I'll just have to learn to lip read! :roll:

[mysteryjimbo]

Hmmm, that's something I might give a go too.

I currently find ear plugs so annoying I never wear them... which is why (in combination with past jobs in nightclubs) my middle range hearing is a tad crappy already.

It's not jsut the comfort thing, but I like to hear my bike. I've spent 18 years riding to the engine note, getting to know each bike I've owned so I eventually don't even have to glance at the clocks. I know my speed and revs by ear.

First time I wore ear plugs I nearly stalled twice and was over revving like stink at every gear change.

Too late for me I guess... I'll just have to learn to lip read! :roll:

I've been commuting by bike for some time now, but recently i upped my mileage to 70ish miles a day and my hearing has started being effected. I only really notice when watching television at the moment when voices are quiet but things like explosions knock me off my seat. So i've gone and invested in some ear plugs this week, hopefully caught it early enough.

[Viney]

I have different shaped/size ear opening as well, but i use max lite( the orange ones) I have used them for years, when DJ'ing in clubs etc.


I had a custom set. Ended throwing them in the bin. I just couldnt get used to fitting them, and i ended up get quite a few ear infections eith them...yes i did clean them.

[Anonymous]

got custom made ones years ago at the scottish bike show, about £50 i think. ten year guarantee provided you dont leave them on the table in the cafe or throw them out with the pizza. still have them in my possession by the way :lol:

[Jabba]

I use max-lites and lazer-lites for longer journeys and "Quiet" ones for lower-speed or short trips.

Can't stress the importance of protecting your hearing enough, as it will never recover if damaged. I deal on a day-to-day basis with middle-aged and elderly people who, through lack of understanding of the real risks, were either poorly advised or downright gung-ho in the their youth.

Try the "Ride Pick 'n' Mix" (http://www.safetysupplies.co.uk/trolleyed/4/index.htm) for a selection of different types and then choose the ones that suit you best.

HTH

[embee]

With the foam types, the art of fitting them properly is the real key.

They usually come with an instruction note showing how to reach over your head and get hold of the opposite ear (left hand/right ear and vice versa), pull it backwards and outwards, and I find a pretend yawn while you slip the rolled plug in really makes all the difference.

Also don't try to move them again once slipped in and left to expand. If you do they invariably just come loose and don't stop the noise properly. If it's not right, take it out and try again.



Ooer! :oops:

[jonboy]

I've spent 18 years riding to the engine note

What?! You only look about 25. :? :wink:

As for earplugs, I simply don't ride without them. For me to lose my hearing is just unthinkable.


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[Scoobs]

As for earplugs, I simply don't ride without them. For me to lose my hearing is just unthinkable.

Pardon?

[Jabba]

I found a good fit for the right ear, just can find any that fit my left one without it feeling like its gonna fall out

Ensure a snug fit by pushing the earplug firmly home with the blunt end of a pencil

:wink:

[jonboy]

Ah, the "Search" facility... :lol:


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[K]

I've been commuting by bike for some time now, but recently i upped my mileage to 70ish miles a day and my hearing has started being effected. I only really notice when watching television at the moment when voices are quiet but things like explosions knock me off my seat. So i've gone and invested in some ear plugs this week, hopefully caught it early enough.

This is apparently the main problem caused by both the pitch and duration of loud background noise - be it caused by biking, music, industrial work etc.
It erodes your middle range of hearing and this is exactly the range at which most human speech is at.

It eventually becomes difficult to differentiate speech from background noise. For example, if I'm watching TV and two other people in the room are having a conversation the whole lot blends into one and I can't clearly make out what is being said, be it on TV or the conversation Either the TV gets turned up or I tell others to bugger off into the kitchen! :roll:

Talking to people down the pub can become a chore too, sometimes to the point of having someone talk directly into my right ear (the better of the two) for me to understand them.
It's not that I can't hear them... I just can't clearly make out individual words when the background noise is at the wrong level.

It's really annoying and a right pain inthe ****. It can [unfairly] make you out to be somewhat snotty and isolationist as a troublesome conversation will always just grind to a halt. It's embarassing to keep asking people to repeat themselves too! :oops:

I do now find though that if I'm able to see someone talking it does help - subconcious lipreading I guess.

The worst thing about it all is there's nothing you can really do about it once the damage is done. Hearing aids only really make everything louder, rather than just pick out a particular range of tone.

Moral = like a good blue cross sale, once it's gone, it's gone so look after your hearing.

And also, if ever we meet in a crowded pub, be tolerant of this deaf ol' coot who really ought to be in a rocking chair on a porch with a shotgun!


What?! You only look about 25.
:oops: Ooooh, you flatterer you. 8) Add a decade dear... I just appear to have found a camera that lies rather well, and doesn't show the 'laughter-lines'! :twisted:
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[fizzwheel]

It eventually becomes difficult to differentiate speech from background noise. For example, if I'm watching TV and two other people in the room are having a conversation the whole lot blends into one and I can't clearly make out what is being said, be it on TV or the conversation

Talking to people down the pub can become a chore too

Thats what I'm beginning to find, I struggle in our noisy office and work

I have been very tired and stressed recently which doesnt help either

[svpilot]

I spotted this thread a bit late, but get those plugs!

I took a while to get used to 'em, but now I wouldn't ride without earplugs. There is deffo a knack to getting them in, but stick with it. You will get used to the sound of the engine, it's mainly the wind noise that get filtered out. I am so used to my earplugs that the bike sounds like a bag of nails without them :lol: (but thats just my bike :lol: )