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These are plugs with "flat attenuation" - the Etymotics custom-molded Musicians Earplugs are the classic ones (you go to an audiologist to make a mold) - they a
by lhl 2y ago
These are plugs with "flat attenuation" - the Etymotics custom-molded Musicians Earplugs are the classic ones (you go to an audiologist to make a mold) - they actually have a variety of attenuators, including a 25dB one (for drummers). I used a 15dB set for years and they were responsible for saving a lot of my hearing over countless shows, etc. Custom molds will lose their fit (your ear shape changes over time?) and when I was looking to replace them, I tested a bunch of the new plugs around, I found Earasers to be fit and work as well as my customs, at a much lower price (about $40).
In loud environments, I've definitely found the same phenomena, where it was much easier to understand people talking w/ the dB cut. I never thought this was a disorder, but rather a natural result of lowering the sound floor that made voices easier to pick up/distinguish?
- jochem9 2y agoBack when I went to bars with way too loud music I would always plug my ear when someone was shouting in it. Made it much easier to hear what they were saying. I don't think I have any auditory disorders, but you never know.
- catoc 2y agoAnd I now know why you don’t have any auditory disorders
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- atum47 2y agoHave you seen how they help you measure your ear canal? https://www.earasers.net/products/earasers https://www.earasers.net/products/earasers - brilliant. I'm thinking about ordering me a pair.
- NAHWheatCracker 2y agoWarby Parker measured the distance between my pupils by having me upload a picture of my face while holding a credit card. I had to upload 3 pictures because I was too close or at a bad angle twice. I'm not sure if they had an algorithm or if they actually had people looking at the photos.
- AlexandrB 2y agoThe online PD measurements are apparently not very good. I found this many years ago and it worked quite well: http://www.daniellivingston.com/2012/06/measuring-your-own-pupillary-distance.html http://www.daniellivingston.com/2012/06/measuring-your-own-p...
- NAHWheatCracker 2y agoThe glasses seem fine, but the process did make me feel like measuring my own PD would have been easier. I've done it before for Oculus prescription lenses.
- phs318u 2y ago+1 for Etymotics, though I cheaped out and got the non-custom molded ones. But excellent for gigs. Which reminds me - I need to dig mine out for the Iron Maiden gig tonight.