Ear protection....

[excitedfirsttimer]

My son will use the rather fetching large ear defenders as he already has a significant hearing problem, but was wondering what the best make for adults is. Having recently been to see some live music and suffered for several days with ringing ears would prefer to protect my hearing!

Any advice?

[BA4 4BY]

This fairly recent thread may be useful:

/topic/174635-hearing-protection/?hl=%2Bhearing">http://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/topic/174635-hearing-protection/?hl=%2Bhearing

[excitedfirsttimer]

Thanks, very useful

[Janaka]

I am about to invest in some of these http://www.musicianshearingservices.co.uk/mhs_musicians_hearing_protection.asp

... having already had some custom sleeves made up for my earphones with excellent results. £80 iirc

[sonichka]

http://www.amazon.com/Etymotic-Research-ETY-Plugs-Protection-Earplugs/dp/B0044DEESS

I ordered these and they seem to sound a bit better than standard foam ones. I've only tried them with my big sennheiser over ear headphones, not at a concert.

[_jojo_]

http://www.amazon.com/Etymotic-Research-ETY-Plugs-Protection-Earplugs/dp/B0044DEESS

I ordered these and they seem to sound a bit better than standard foam ones. I've only tried them with my big sennheiser over ear headphones, not at a concert.

[sonichka]

I totally agree, but my ears are starting to hurt at concerts, which is pretty scary.

[Erk]

Most Lampies and sound engineers get moulded ones. these can end up being very expensive. i would recommend ACS ER20 earplugs if you don't want to spend much. They are a pretty good buy.