Ear Plugs

Moldex ones on site site look good, as a cheap option I just buy them from my local chemist.

99p pack of six foam plugs with two carry cases, I mark these L & R to avoid plugging mishaps.

I usually wear the same pair for a week's commuting before throwing away, but I wash them daily with anti-bac soap.

Seems to work for me ok

I wash my foam ones with anti-bacterial soap, and make them last about three months a pair .


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Originally Posted by Grinch

Eh? Must make your ears sore, or is it the voltage that you need? Franken penguin

Sorry must have got my links mixed up

www.simplyworkwear.co.uk

Hi Guys

Firstly I almost always wear ear plugs unless i'm popping to the shops. I spent ten years standing behind and firing very loud guns and i have slight problems with my hearing as a result (missus says its selective ). But i have to say that after about 20 mins on the bike the wind noise is defening. I have a shoei XR1000 and i think the wind noise is pretty bad from it. I think that as you get a bit older (I'm only 30) that bits start dropping off and i'll do my best to preserve them - So the plugs are getting my vote, although i only use the disposable (free) ones!

Dan

i cant wear them i find them a pain, ive tryed them on long journeys but i find my sences seem all weird.

i'll have to try a couple of spark plugs.

after completing quite a lot of health and safety courses, and realising the serious damage that can be done to your hearing from sustained noise levels even over a short period, i hardly ever ride without them. windy days or motorway trips are a definite must.

when i say hardly, a quick trip up the road to local shops is probably the only time i dont use them.

come in real handy for visits from the mother in law though

thought should go into the type of helmet you use as well. money well spent if you get it right imho. worth doing your homework on.

Anyone tried one of those Helmet skirts that fit around the bottom of your lids, they are supposed to cut wind noise alot.

Trouble is, would this and ear plugs cut too much noise?.


Best to protect your hearing, Hearing=balance. Had an v.bad ear infection about a year ago, affected my balance & felt like I was ****ed for a couple of days.

Sounds great, it definately wasn't

I suffer with blocked tubes from my nose to my ears! (means i can't go more than 4 ft under water not much use for someone who wanted to scuba dive ) but i find that wearing earplugs affects my balance, I tried them on my bike last year but had to throw them away after 20 Min's.
MInd you i did notice a great improvement when i had my new Shoei XR1000 helmet.

chris

I used to be the company secretary of a construction company. I lost count of how many claims the company had for noise induced hearing loss - some of them dating back 20 years or more. It is so easy to damage your hearing permanently.

Me - yes, plugs all the time. Cheap ones from Boots, £2 for a box of 3 work fine. Unlke some on here no I don't wash them with AB soap, I throw them away

I always wear plugs but for small journeys that are typically less than 10 minutes (to the shops or a near by mates gaff).

My dad has hearing loss from exposure to loud noises. I couldnt beleive how a job he did 25 years ago for only 5 years effected him so badly now. it was so sudden, going from slight hearing loss at 50 or so to the loss of loads of frequencies by the time he was 55. Its got to the point where he has to read my daughters lips as he cant make out hear voice as its the high and very low frequencies hes lost. I can really see how much it frustrates him and would not wish it on anyone. My advice is wear earplugs for any journey longer than 5 mins. You think your ok but in 10 years time you could be deaf as a post.