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·I don't know about you, but the foam earplugs you can buy in the grocery store or pharmacy just don't get the job done for me. Must be the shape or size of my ear canal, but they only seem to knock down about 20% of the sound at best.
As BDA116 will attest, my RC with the carbon Sato cans is rather throaty. Actually it's just plain loud. Awesome, but loud. And my helmet is extremely well vented so there's lots of wind noise. After having my ears ringing for a day or so after a couple of trackdays in February, I decided to spend a few bucks to get some custom plugs made.
I made an appointment at a hearing aid place that does these custom silicone earplugs. It was kind of a weird process. They jam a couple of spongy foam things deep into your ear canal, and then they mix up some liquid goo and fill your ears with it until it feels like you're underwater and you can't hear much of anything. In less than two minutes, the goo sets up, and they pull the now hardened goo along with the foam inserts out of your ears. This forms the mold that they send off to the lab to have your plugs made from.
A week or so later I got them back, tried them on and they seemed to fit pretty well. I had a chance to try them out at the trackday last Saturday, and I must say I was very pleased! They really cut the sound a ton. I could still hear of course, but it was very comfortable all day, and no ringing afterward.
They cost about $70.00 but last for years and should really help protect my hearing, which is of course priceless.
I had to get them in red and black to match the bike...
As BDA116 will attest, my RC with the carbon Sato cans is rather throaty. Actually it's just plain loud. Awesome, but loud. And my helmet is extremely well vented so there's lots of wind noise. After having my ears ringing for a day or so after a couple of trackdays in February, I decided to spend a few bucks to get some custom plugs made.
I made an appointment at a hearing aid place that does these custom silicone earplugs. It was kind of a weird process. They jam a couple of spongy foam things deep into your ear canal, and then they mix up some liquid goo and fill your ears with it until it feels like you're underwater and you can't hear much of anything. In less than two minutes, the goo sets up, and they pull the now hardened goo along with the foam inserts out of your ears. This forms the mold that they send off to the lab to have your plugs made from.
A week or so later I got them back, tried them on and they seemed to fit pretty well. I had a chance to try them out at the trackday last Saturday, and I must say I was very pleased! They really cut the sound a ton. I could still hear of course, but it was very comfortable all day, and no ringing afterward.
They cost about $70.00 but last for years and should really help protect my hearing, which is of course priceless.
I had to get them in red and black to match the bike...