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Laverda Dave:
I was at a bike show 20+ years ago and a stall there was doing a special offer on custom made ear plugs. I bought a set and this involved having a wax poured into my ears and when it had set they pulled it out. This was the mould they used to make the silicon ear plugs. They asked me if I wanted solid plugs or ones with a tiny hole down the middle. The solid type were recommended for clay pigeon shooting whilst those with the tiny hole were for bikers. I opted for the tiny hole type. They told me to come back in 2 hours to collect them.
I wore them home on the bike, massive difference. Although a lot, lot quieter the addition of the tiny hole allowed me to still hear the engine and enough background noise to determine what was around me (as in emergency vehicles). I wear these some earplugs to this day, never leave home without them.
The trouble with hearing loss is it's so gradual you don't realise it. The job I used to be in on the railway required me to have a hearing test every two years and one of these tests involved hearing a distant train whistle from 25 seconds away (enough time to allow you to get off the track and into a place of safety). Countless people failed the test because they didn't hear the whistle.
A simple way of testing your hearing is to sit in a pub or restaurant with a group of friends and if you have to lean in to hear someone properly it's an indication you have hearing loss in the mid bandwidth, the most common form of hearing loss.
Wind noise in a crash helmet without ear plugs does serious long term damage to your hearing.

taysidedragon:
I used to use foam earplugs but a few years ago I bought Ride magazine recommended Auritech reusable earplugs. They are really good and come in a metal canister. 👍

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