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Most foam earplugs have ratings in the 30s, which is a fairly significant increase. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/hearing-protection-us/products/foam-earplugs/ https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/hearing-protection-us/products/f... My concern with the Airpods are simultaneously playing music through a small speaker, with its own negative affect on hearing (long term), while also trying to attenuate (poorly) loud noises.