Recent content by Kurri

Hello, I'm going to buy a pair of new earplugs but I can't choose if I should buy custom made or regular plugs. I'm going to use them when I'm out and eating in very noisy restaurants, being downtown if there's a lot of noise and they will probably be in my ears for quite some time when I...

Do you really need to lift the ear when inserting the plugs? For me it make things harder.

I'm kind of neurotic when it comes to my ears :D I've been more extreme in the past though. I use tweezer as I don't have nails to grab with. It must be possible to each the eardrum with a earplug? I can feel it, or at least something. I always rest my ears ESPECIALLY the night/day before a...

What is the danger of doing so? Does anyone know the answer to my main question? i.e is it the ear drum that protects the ear from excessive noise? How? Are my ears more sensitive due to what I mentioned in my OP?

Half? Do not think that is correct to be honest. IT CAN hurt, depending on, I am just afraid I am not getting the protection I should if I dont inserting them deep. And as Im probably touching the drum sometimes and the drum is whats protecting my ear I was afraid that meant Im making that...

Hello, I know the ear have some sort of defense mechanism when exposed to loud noises. My question is; is it possible to insert the earplugs too deep and as of that disturb that mechanism? If I'm not mistaken it's the eardrum? I have a habit of inserting the plugs all the way, sometimes it...