See here: http://www.livestrong.com/article/263656-dangers-of-wearing-ear-plugs/ http://www.livestrong.com/article/263656-dangers-of-wearing-... Basically I wo

See here: http://www.livestrong.com/article/263656-dangers-of-wearing-ear-plugs/ http://www.livestrong.com/article/263656-dangers-of-wearing-... Basically I wore them for the majority of the hours of the day (during sleep + while working) for over two years without any issues then I had a some pretty major impacted ear wax and started looking into it more. Apparently ear plugs are not really good for you. Which is unfortunate because there is really no substitute.