Just got earplugs.

[Mobay45]

i think i saw something about this yesterday.... they like put the foam crap in your ears it harden for the mold and pow ... is that what you have?

That's it! They put crap in my ears then sent it to the manufacturer to have the earplugs made.

I just got home. I didn't wear them very long tonight. I started the first set with them in and took them out after about 3 songs and did the same in the second set. They are going to take some getting used to. They cut the highs more than I thought they would. I will try to wear them again tonight at the gig.

 

[shamus63]

So far, I've been using the wax plugs with no real complaints.

They mold to your ear canal, are comfortable, and filter out pretty much all the highs.

The only downside is that you've pretty much corked your bottle, and the low-to-mid resonance can feel a little trippy.

 

[oddjob]

Takes a bit of getting used to Larry. Took me about 3 shows, to where I could wear them an entire evening - but now it is hard to play without them. Hope they work out for you.

 

[ilene]

Researchers are now seeing a wide increase in noise-induced hearing loss. People, especially young kids are now loosing the ability to hear higher frequencies, evidenced at times by mild ear-ringing or trouble following conversations in noisy situations. This is occurring because of the wide and all-day use of portable music players, cell phones and amplified music. Please tell y
(Ilene, webmaster at http://www.firsthearingaid.com)

 

[tkarter]

Researchers are now seeing a wide increase in noise-induced hearing loss. People, especially young kids are now loosing the ability to hear higher frequencies, evidenced at times by mild ear-ringing or trouble following conversations in noisy situations. This is occurring because of the wide and all-day use of portable music players, cell phones and amplified music. Please tell y
(Ilene, webmaster at http://www.firsthearingaid.com)

Welcome to the forums and you are so right. What doesn't happen is kids won't learn well anyone won't learn from someone saying you can make music while wearing hearing protection. The real question should be if we all have good hearing why do we play so loud? I am old and the answer to that no longer matters to me. I have been there done the damage and all of that. I like to play I wear ear protection. The kind you get at kmart, those roll up foam plugs do just fine for me.

This is like the health warnings on cigarrettes.

IMHO

tk