Hello, this question is directed towards the ear plug wearing riders. I have had bad hearing most of my life, and recently have noticed that I have occasional bouts of tinnitus in my left ear. so I've decided to wear ear plugs. I have these disposable plugs that I've been wearing, but when I pull my helmet over my head, it seems to disrupt their placement. so I'm not sure if I'm getting the full benefit. Is there a procedure on how to insert the plugs? Thanks
I always wear ear plugs when riding or shooting (not a fan of ear muffs). Overall, I have found most types and brands of plugs are a pain to insert (Easy Boys!), often go a bit too deep and can cause a lot of pain after they finish swelling (a gigantic Easy Boys!), and sometimes do not install quite right so I have to do it again.
The solution to all these problems, at least for me, is Peltor Skull Screws. Of course it looks like a gimmick, and partly it is, but they work very well and are by far the best and easiest plugs to use IMO. They are a soft foam plug but they are not solid, they are a cone- shaped piece that is hollow on the inside. Inside this cone is a rigid (Boys!) piece of plastic that facilitates both insertion and removal. Instead of having to roll and crush the plug, you just push on the plastic stem and the cone shaped outer shell follows and seats immediately. Removal is also easy because the plastic stud sticks out far enough to grab and pull (OK, you kids in the back go out in the hall until this presentation is over!).
The plastic stem is too long to allow me to use them under a helmet so when riding, I carry a small pair of wire cutters, peel back the outer foam layer and circumsi...... ah, snip the plastic stem off just below flush with the outer shell. They still push in as easy but then I remove them by pulling the outer shell.
They are disposable but can actually be used a lot of times.
Seriously, a great product that very, very well, at least for me and my wife.
The only downside is that they are a little more expensive than the more common solid foam plugs, and they have to be bought in bulk rather than five or ten at a time.
https://www.amazon.com/3M-Peltor-Skull-Earplugs-120-Pair/dp/B0017X8682
Brian
In other words quick rivets for the ears
Hello, this question is directed towards the ear plug wearing riders. I have had bad hearing most of my life, and recently have noticed that I have occasional bouts of tinnitus in my left ear. so I've decided to wear ear plugs.
I have these disposable plugs that I've been wearing, but when I pull my helmet over my head, it seems to disrupt their placement. so I'm not sure if I'm getting the full benefit. Is there a procedure on how to insert the plugs? Thanks
As it applied to motorcycling, it is illegal in many states to wear ear plugs while riding, including the state I live in. But even wearing a full- face helmet, behind a tall and effective windshield, and riding a relatively very quiet bike, the constant background noise is annoying, distracting, uncomfortable and very unpleasant. So I wear ear plugs whenever riding and will deal with the legality of the issue if and when I have to but in the meantime, it is the only way I can ride with any comfort. And by the way, I find I can hear sounds better after having worn ear plugs for, say, an hour, than I can if I do not- my hearing seems to deteriorate from the constant background noise.
... so I've decided to wear ear plugs. I have these disposable plugs that I've been wearing, but when I pull my helmet over my head, it seems to disrupt their placement. so I'm not sure if I'm getting the full benefit. Is there a procedure on how to insert the plugs? Thanks
As to Officer Friendly (or Captain Dique Head), you can get a drivers license if you're stone deaf.
(OK, you kids in the back go out in the hall until this presentation is over!).
....watched the same guy walk into the office (sound proof, low ambient noise level), pull out one ear plug and then seeming to drive the other one IN DEEPER aggressively, while twisting his finger. Then he walked over to a trash can and spat out an earplug saying 'sometimes they are just in too deep to pull them back out'. He was a funny guy a lot of the time.....
Brian
P.S. Short on time so you folks are going to have to put your own 'Easy Boys'! wherever needed in this post.
I doubt many here will buy 120 pairs of ear plugs at a time
I doubt many here will buy 120 pairs of ear plugs at a time, but I'm really glad you answered Brian.
I doubt many here will buy 120 pairs of ear plugs at a time.
They're cheap when you buy a lot. Less than $20 for 200 pair. I give handfuls to my friends when they see the box in the garage.
I did. It was so cheap on Amazon last year to buy a box of 200 that I said "what the hell". I hand them out to others who might need earplugs (since we are talking a lifetime supply;..