Just stick cotton in your ears... Only something like 7 dB of sound attenuation so if someone comes over to talk to you you can still hear them. That 7 dB (abo

Just stick cotton in your ears... Only something like 7 dB of sound attenuation so if someone comes over to talk to you you can still hear them. That 7 dB (about a quarter) really takes the edge off the noise and makes for a less stressful day. Comfortable and breathable. You can jamb it in so it is hard to see, if for some reason that bothers you. Works outside the office as well to take the edge off traffic noise and even airplane noise in a pinch. I forgot and left the cotton in for a trip to the supermarket and even that was improved. The annoying muzak seemed far away.