Have seen some at chemist warehouse, not sure about quality.
Any recommendations?
Quality Ear Plugs for Sleeping?
UncommonName on 20/09/2016 - 18:47
Last edited 20/09/2016 - 18:53
Last edited 20/09/2016 - 18:53
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I live near a highway and would get woken up early in the morning from traffic. The best I have found for blocking noise are wax ear plugs. I buy the Antinoise 3 Pairs Surgipak wax ear plugs. They won't block 100% noise of course but are a lot better than the foam ones.
I order all my earplugs from this website: http://www.snorestore.co.uk/
its UK based but the postage is reasonable. They are disposable so you get 2-3 nights out of them before replacing, or if you are true Ozbargainer.. washing them.
i tried the 'sample' pack first 5 years ago where you get to try about 6 different types, gave them all a run for their money and ended up settling on the Max earplugs that best suited me - they really block out a lot of sound but are comfortable still.
I recall seeing a GoFundMe or similar about a noise cancelling earplugs.
These ones are good: http://www.chemistdirect.com.au/protech-ear-plugs-super-soft…
Soft and comfortable, you can trim them down shorter if you are a side sleeper.do you really need ear plugs or could do you with something like a white noise box? i think it'd be heaps more comfortable if you went to sleep without wearing ear plugs.
Yes to White Noise, and Pink Noise is even better.
I have the app Relax and Sleep, which works well.
My husband snores pretty loud so i hunted around for some good earplugs, i bought a almost full box of 200 Moldex Spark Plugs off ebay (i think amazon US sell them too) and they work awesomely, they are disposable but I get about a weeks use with them before i need to change them. They are NRR (noise reduction rated) for 33dB.
I use this style too, work so well and comfortable. My work has them around the place so some get "borrowed" weekly.
Too bad they do not come in 10 or 5 packs, minimum is 100 and don't wanna spend that much money.
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I did some research into all the different types of ear plugs and what surprised me was the number of warnings over long-term use. It seems manufacturers are hesitant to suggest you put anything in your ears for prolonged periods. Even the blu-tack clones suggest placement strictly outside the ear. The general concern is earwax compaction (e.g. http://www.starkey.com/blog/2015/07/Should-You-Wear-Earplugs…).
As an alternative, I've bought one of those budget sleeping headsets (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/272233473534?_trksid=p2057872.m27…), but I haven't tried it for sleeping yet. From a quick test I was able to comfortably lie with my ear against my pillow. The bonus is you can cover your eyes as well but so-called 3d sleeping masks were invented as a cheap solution to achieve darkness without placing any direct pressure against your eye-balls.
Indeed. Also blocking the ear canal for long periods can lead to some rather painful infections caused by humidity.
There has to be a noise cancelling device that actually cancels out the noise by generating it's own noise ala noise cancelling headphones or car cabins. I haven't looked but surely this must exist if it works in cars.
These are my favourite:
http://www.howardleight.com/earplugs/laser-lite
I use them on the motorbike, and I've tried a lot of different brands.I bought a box of 200 from a local work wear place. If you go in to a safety/work wear shop and tell them you are after a box of two hundred but you don't know which ones they will normally give you a few samples to try out.
http://www.earstore.com.au/macks-pillow-soft-adult-silicone-… is our favourite earplugs. We normally buy from Amazon US, but with the exchange rate being rubbish and shipping costs high, we've just bit the bullet to buy a 200-pair pack.
http://www.earstore.com.au/macks-waterproof-silicone-ear-plu…
They are comfortable and keep sound out best, much better than foam earplugs.
Could do with knowing this also. Wife who works the night shift needs to sleep through the V8 noise at the Gold Coast 600 and we're right on the track… fortunately/(unfortunately for her)