I carry high fidelity ear plugs that cut noise levels by about 15 decibels. These can be good for some restaurants, churches, and stores where noise levels are high but you still wish to hear people around you. Flesh-colored foam ear plugs can block 30+ decibels and are great for places with extreme volumes.
Have some high fidelity ear plugs myself. The hi-fi goes a long way!
I wear them in the car, in the bus, on the train, at a loud restaurant (can still hear friends), at concerts, in the datacenter.
I never expected them to be so comfortable. It feels completely natural now to pop them in if I'm feeling like the enviornmental sounds are higher than desirable.
Are there any with good carrying cases along the lines of apple airpods? I can fit those in my pocket and forget about them. Would love to do the same with some hife earplugs. (Have never tried any but they sound great)
Alpine Partyplugs come with a small keychain case that I carry wherever I go. So if we are going out with work and it's loud I can just plug them in discretely. Most of the time they don't even notice.
The name is cheesy but the plugs are good. I have tinnitus in one ear (from loud headphones and stupid overconfidence) and refuse to get it in the other one.
mine (etymotic) came with a small squeeze to open coin-pouch thing, maybe 5cm by 8cm. it disappears pretty well into a jeans pocket.
expect to pay 100-200 for custom molded ones. if you want inexpensive ones that are still pretty decent and low profile, I recommend Hearos. barely visible when they're in.
