Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 At speed, on my car (straight cut box, loud induction, moderately loud exhaust plus wind noise ) I'd agree Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian clear Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Try going to a gun shop they usualy have a good selection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dolan - Wirral & North Wales AO Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Blue Tack works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Dastardly Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I realise you are discussing the custom fit ear plugs, but I use these, green for blats, and Orange for machinery. http://www.allearplugs.com/ear-plugs/noise-reduction-earplugs/proguard-noizezz-universal-earplugs-snr-24-db-green.aspx I struggled with the foam ones, some difficult to get in, and give you a disconcerting full ear feel. If you don't manage to get them in far enough they stick out and act as a reed and generate their own wind noise, but these (above) are simply superb. Holy thread resurection batman! Bought some of these green ones but they won't go in my ear at all. Is it possible I've got really small ear canals? They come with four sizes and even the small ones would not push in. Maybe this is why I find foam ones a bit uncomfy after a while. I think it might be time for some custom ones rather than spend more on foam ones and generic ones. I can get specsavers and minerva close by so has anyone tried both and can compare? Thanks, Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User0083 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Doug, I have a similar issue with in ear headphones. But use ear defence found on flea bay. Shoe lace connecting two inserts. The inserts are similar shape to a Christmas tree, with smooth discs. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230680270701?redirect=mobile Got Mrs C matching pink ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Join the queue of deformed people, like me, who cannot get the standard (audio) ear pieces to stay in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User0083 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Helmets offer little protection for your hearing as there can be significant wind noise generated by the helmet itself. Ask any biker... I wear my earplugs when driving the Westfield as well as on my daily commute on the bike. I have also been known to wear them when driving long distance in a transit van 'cos they can be quite "boomy" when they get going. And I use them when using the grinder and chop saw at work... Ex biker, had choppers with no silencers and then saw the light and had ducati's with carbon end cans. Had a soundproof helmet and was useless! Find windscreen/doors ok, earplugs for long distance. Only use doors if wife in the car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 well after much trying different earplugs and struggling with very sore ears (after wearing the pre-moulded and foam type) I have decided to stick with the gel type ones that you push around the ear rather than in the ear canal these don't actually attenuate all that (24SNR) well so I have just purchased what is supposed to be one the most quiet helmets available - a Schuberth C3 Pro (Schuberth helmets are worrn by many in F1) will report back how well it works - I am assuming it will cut out most of the wind noise just leaving the engine noise at high revs to be tackled by the gel earplugs news to follow once it stops bl**dy raining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Gibney - Lancashire AO Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 isn't it dangerous to drive and not be able to hear anything sure it feels weird at first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Cleggy, I once sat through a talk by a Danish psychiatrist who was getting 70% success rate of tinnitus cure. As the normal opinion of doctors is that tinnitus is incurable I think he had something. His theory was that the sufferer was trying to hear white noise. His theory was that it was stress and, in many cases, grief over lost family or friends or some other form of mental trauma. I can't remember all the details now, this was about 10 years ago. It was something he said that made me ask him why so many people didn't see us in our funny sports cars. He explained the bit I posted the other day about brain recognition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robo1968 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 isn't it dangerous to drive and not be able to hear anything sure it feels weird at first... Deaf people can legally drive. I have experience of teaching someone deaf to drive - used hand signals to give directions etc. and had to stop a bit more often at side of road to run through any faults so they could lip read. Very good driver he was too - like people who loose a limb or other sense often the other limb or senses compensate for the loss. In the case of deafness they tend to have naturally better observation / mirror use / awarness coupled with quite amazing anticipation. Made me realise that you don't need to hear to drive if your observation is that good. I recently bought some Bose QC15 noise cancelling headphones. Work really well at cutting out the low frequency engine boomy sounds that were doing my head in. I can still hear most other high frequency sounds though - just quieter. However, I'm not that worried about not hearing everything whilst driving my Westy so long as I still got my eyes / use my mirrors etc.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welly Jen Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Tin tops have got so much quieter over the years that listening while driving has got to be much less useful. From the outsides the exhausts are quieter. Inside there is that much more sound insulation, so you can't hear the quiet cars outside anyway! The only thing you hear now are the horns, motorbikes and Westfields.... Vision and checking mirrors is the important thing. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Dastardly Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 So I tried generic filtered earplugs and it was great to hear normally but have protection. I still found they hurt my ears after a while so decided to get proper ones on the theory that they'll be cheap if I don't need hearing aids in the future. One look and the audiologist tells me she can't do it as my ears are full of wax possibly made worse by wearing earplugs pushing it down. She mentioned that it was possible that the plugs were pushing the wax onto my eardrum causing the pain. Anyway I'll need to get them syringed now and then go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory's Dad Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 So I tried generic filtered earplugs and it was great to hear normally but have protection. I still found they hurt my ears after a while so decided to get proper ones on the theory that they'll be cheap if I don't need hearing aids in the future. One look and the audiologist tells me she can't do it as my ears are full of wax possibly made worse by wearing earplugs pushing it down. She mentioned that it was possible that the plugs were pushing the wax onto my eardrum causing the pain. Anyway I'll need to get them syringed now and then go back. That's what happened to me All v worthwhile - wouldn't be without them now. Rory's Dad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Pretender Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Interesting to see that so many people use ear plugs. I didn't really appreciate why until getting out in the car after my latest ear operation - I'm amazed at how intrusive the noise felt now that I can hear properly. I guess I'm still to remain convinced of the longer term effects on tinnitus, general hearing etc. Do people genuinely feel that blats out in their cars can be to the detriment of their hearing or is the choice to wear plugs taken just to be more comfortable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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