r/earplugs

Best ear plugs for ear canals with a sharp first bend?

The ear canal of my right ear has a very sharp first bend after about 1 cm, I think that's the reason many in ear ear plugs hurt a lot for me. I also think my ear canals are rather slim. I still want to try in ear ear plugs, which brands can you recommend in my case? The most important thing is that they don't hurt. I use them for sleeping. Thank you :)

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u/Leila_1999 — 1 day ago
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Shooting with hearing loss

I wear hearing aids. I have full spectrum bilateral hearing loss putting me in the mid-60s on my audiogram across the entire spectrum of frequencies. I have a not-cheap Invisio headset that the company altered for me to make louder nominally so I could still hear normally with the advantage of their line of accessories. Well, ​​the way I'm shooting now needs a headset that doesn't involve cables or big muffs. I got a set of Axils, but they're not loud enough at max level for me to understand what's going on around me or hear directions from the RO. Are there any earbud-like units out there that have a significant amplification boost to make them usable? I'm working with my audiologist for solutions, but it seems like I need to either wear muffs and hear but struggle with losing the cup seal dueing courses of fire, or wear plugs/buds and be deaf until I can put my hearing aids back in for RO commands.

Thoughts?

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u/playwithknivesforfun — 4 days ago