Ear plugs prevent permanent hearing damage

[Mikkel]

I'm getting a set of molded earplugs made today.

Go to www.earmold.com.au to check out their product range.

They have an agent in Chch who will come to you and make the mold and then you should be able to pick up the molded earplugs after a day or two.

$70 for a set of molded plugs
$230 for a set of molded plugs with integrated audio lines

Feel free to PM me if you want to cell phone number for the Chch agent.

[Radar]

I experimented with that, lost the bloody things inside my ear, they went deeper and deeper. Had to get my flatmate to get one of them out with tweezers!

Get the foam plugs which are squeezed smaller, insert, then they expand for a snug fit.
It would be impossible to lose this type inside your ear canal.

[yod]

i have quite a noisey helmet and i tried ear plugs - love 'em - just feels wrong without them now
thats just normal acclimatisation tho - its always the same when i start/stop wearing my neck/face cover at the end and beginning of winter too - feels odd for a while but then you get used to it

[MGST]

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www.earmold.com.au
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I fixed the address for you.

[BiK3RChiK]

Does anyone have the problem of their helmet 'transferring' noise inside their head with the earplugs in? It seems noisier with the earplugs in than it does without them! Except there is no engine noise only the wind....

Can someone make sense of that?

M

[Okey Dokey]

Geez, Steam, that must have sucked. No way it could happen with my tiny ear-holes, but probably a good cautionary tale for others.

[Mikkel]

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www.earmold.com.au
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I fixed the address for you.

Thanks for that!

I had a pair of plugs molded today and will pick them up tomorrow. Very good service - warmly recommended.

The Christchurch rep is:

Joy Hammond
PO Box 21271
Christchurch
Cell: 027 2010 797
Email: PM me for email - I don't put email addresses on public fora.

[DingoZ]

Does anyone have the problem of their helmet 'transferring' noise inside their head with the earplugs in? It seems noisier with the earplugs in than it does without them! Except there is no engine noise only the wind....

Can someone make sense of that?

M

Might be the plugs you are using. I don't ride without earplugs, and I get next to no noise. Be it wind or engine. Do't get me wrong, can still hear the engine, just sounds like it is muffled. Same for the wind. If you are still hearing the wind really strongly I would suggest maybe trying some different plugs until you find some that cancel it out.....

Tried a few different types until I settled on the 3m Industrial ones. Orange in colour, spongy for a good fit. Takes a couple of times to really get the knack of fitting them in the right place. Too far in and there is not enough space from the end to the start of the inner ear cavern to allow for pressure changes, this can cause headaches and inner ear problems, as well as possibly making you feel a little bit off. Too far out, and you might as well not be wearing them, because the seal will be inefectual... It's all a matter of trial. Also what they are made of, impacts on the sound reduction properties.

Hope this helps

Andrew

[ceebie13]

I use the flesh coloured foam jobbies from your friendly neighbourhood pharmacy. Have done for years. You'd think with an Arai lid and a whispery quiet CB13 (with an aftermarket can I might add) I wouldn't have a problem, but I can't bear riding without plugs.

Interestingly I can still hear Lyn through the intercom when we're two-up.

I'd like to try the moulded ones but have yet to hook up with the guys that do them at various meets (forgotten their name for now).

Might have to send my ears down to Joy Hammond in CHCH!

Talking of ears, read my sig.

[Mikkel]

Well, an expensive helmet is not necessarily more quiet than a less expensive one.

Often what you pay the big bucks for is lightness and ventilation features. The more ventilation features the more likely you are to get wind noise in your helmet.

I certainly don't find my Shoei XR-1000 any less noisy than the piece of shit helmet that came with the bike. It is however much much more comfortable!

[NOMIS]

i think its too late for preventing that with me ,my old cb250ft hornet had extremly loud aftermarket pipes on it which over the period of a year gave me ringing ears that go on and off the bike didnt really notice till it was too late

now its just preventing further damage eh! going to look at plugz for lugz i think

As loud as mine? i no what u mean they scream like hell with the cans especially 2

[HornetBoy]

As loud as mine? i no what u mean they scream like hell with the cans especially 2

yep also when it idles through towns i used to get people blocking their ears lol just has this drone when you are sitting at 100kph that really pisses ya off 2 farken loud eh

was told it was the most loudest 250 around lol

so i sold it and got the 900 lol

[NOMIS]

yep also when it idles through towns i used to get people blocking their ears lol just has this drone when you are sitting at 100kph that really pisses ya off 2 farken loud eh

was told it was the most loudest 250 around lol

so i sold it and got the 900 lol

Lol i wouldnt be surprised if mine was louder ive been told the same thing by bloody harley riders haha, its actually really anoying if had so many complaints from neighbors and the police pull me over ect, and yeh 100kmph sux i getting quite sick of it to be honest, hate sound like im doing 200 every where i go.

[HornetBoy]

Lol i wouldnt be surprised if mine was louder ive been told the same thing by bloody harley riders haha, its actually really anoying if had so many complaints from neighbors and the police pull me over ect, and yeh 100kmph sux i getting quite sick of it to be honest, hate sound like im doing 200 every where i go.

yea man exactly used to get people telling me to shut the fuck up etc lol,thats why i sold my pipes ,they were ones from japan called Sensai Raceing pipes which i sold for $1000 ,then sold the the hornet because it wasn't cool enough anymore lol the pipes just made it aye ,but they were just way to loud .i like deep rumble of the 900 with pipes

[NOMIS]

yea man exactly used to get people telling me to shut the fuck up etc lol,thats why i sold my pipes ,they were ones from japan called Sensai Raceing pipes which i sold for $1000 ,then sold the the hornet because it wasn't cool enough anymore lol the pipes just made it aye ,but they were just way to loud .i like deep rumble of the 900 with pipes

I dont even no what mine are but its got a full system + twin cans, all stainless pipes and twin carbon cans, People constantly tell me to shut up. i hat over taking cars att 100 sounds like i should be off in the distance somewhere not straining to get past hahaha oh well my bike not cool enough allready its to slow and the front tyres are a bitch.