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[Bster13]

If you don't wear a helmet, why not ear muffs?

 

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Hi guys.

 

I've been trying to use the disposable foam plugs, but I find I'm left with plugged ears for a few days once I remove them. I think I have over sensitive ear canals.

 

Any other suggestions that are less intrusive on the ear canal?

[twobone]

Going to try the moldable silicine "swimmer type" ear plug approach

Edited August 16, 2010 by twobone
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[lowflyer]

I found the best combination was an aviation style headset with an intercom.

 

Mine came from Ebay (as much of my car did). It was a two place, portable intercom system, which is very common in light training airplanes. The headsets were not real pricey but offered good sound attenuation. It largely did away with the noise of the engine as well as the wind blowing on my left ear.

 

The real benefit was the ability to talk to my passenger with ease. The system had a voice activated feature, so no buttons to push.

 

Plus I bought a "patch cable" for it which allowed the use of a Sony Walkman cassette player/radio.

 

The whole thing ran off either a 9v battery or the 12v power plug I had installed under the dash.

 

Added feature: holds your hat on at speed!!

 

Ken Edney

Chandler, AZ