Hi

I've recently purchased a pair of these and thought i'd let you guys know about them.

Basically they are ear plugs that you mold yourself to get a perfect fitting ear plug. They are really simple to fit and have reduced to wind noise when out in the kit or on my CBR 600.

I bought them from www.earplugsthatfit.com but have recently found out they have a uk supplier at www.diycustomplugs.co.uk

The results have been impressive you can still hear your engine to change gear etc but it cuts out all the wind noise.

I know a lot of kit car drivers don't bother with plugs but I would recommend them as high frequency wind noise causes masses of damage to your ears.



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[Edited on 10/5/07 by tiffshaw]

it looks like a bit of blue tac

I always found SparkPlugs to be good for that. They squash down, then insert into the ear canal. They then expand to fit your ear.

They are designed to cut out high and persistant frequencies but allow normal talking frequencies through.




Steve

I still like the good old classic. I find the longer ones are more uncomfortable to wear.

I bought a bulk order of about 200 pairs a year or so ago - My good lady uses them mostly as for some bizarre reason she seems to think that I SNORE

Cheers

mark
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why waste your money on that?

I just take a pieve of tissue or toiler paper, unused ofcourse moisten it then wege into ear.

Used whenever Mr angle grinder comes out to play.

Locost - you know it makes sense.

hygenic to as you donl;t re-use them and cleans all the yellow gunk at same time,

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Originally posted by mookaloid
I still like the good old classic. I find the longer ones are more uncomfortable to wear.

I bought a bulk order of about 200 pairs a year or so ago - My good lady uses them mostly as for some bizarre reason she seems to think that I SNORE

Cheers

mark

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Boots do ones made from beeswax (not earwax) that you can mould youself just like these but at £1.99 for 10. I went through all sorts of different types when i had nightmare neighbours and Boots' were the best. Still had to move tho

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Originally posted by mookaloid
I still like the good old classic. I find the longer ones are more uncomfortable to wear.

I bought a bulk order of about 200 pairs a year or so ago - My good lady uses them mostly as for some bizarre reason she seems to think that I SNORE

Cheers

mark

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Not half, don't they fizz . Cotton wool with Vaseline is an old remedy from fettling days.

I am an audiologist with a private practice.

Cotton and toilet paper does nothing.

High frequencies are actually less harmful than low frequencies are.

Once your hearing goes due to noise exposure, it does not come back. I am not talking about temporary threshold shifts of 48 hours. Eventually it gets you. Think of the ringing you get in your ears as your cells screaming at you to stop doing damage.

The length of time of exposure is probably not that great, so unless you go 8 hours a day in a 7, you will probably not suffer too much permanent hearing loss.

I may know very little about cars, but this is a subject I know a lot about.