Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear
plugs please?
I made a pair a good few years ago now, from a kit I bout on a well
know auction site and they have been brilliant, but ar now getting
very manky, a bit like my ears! :-)
So, I might buy another kit from ebay, or preferably have a set mad if
not painful to the wallet.
Taa.
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear plugs please?
I made a pair a good few years ago now, from a kit I bout on a well know auction
site and they have been brilliant, but ar now getting very manky, a bit like my
ears! :-)
So, I might buy another kit from ebay, or preferably have a set mad if not painful to the wallet.
Taa.
Greybeard <greybeard@pirate.ship> wrote:
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded
ear plugs please?
I made a pair a good few years ago now, from a kit I bout on a well
know auction site and they have been brilliant, but ar now getting
very manky, a bit like my ears! :-)
So, I might buy another kit from ebay, or preferably have a set mad
if not painful to the wallet.
Taa.
I haven't any sources of custom ear plugs to offer, but I'm pretty
satisfied with the disposable Howare Leight brand plugs. I reuse them
a time or two and then throw them out. They're pretty comfortable IMHO
and come in a couple of sizes, it you have small ear canals and don't tolerate the full sized ones. Very good attenuation, too. I buy them
in bulk in boxes of 200 pairs.
Greybeard <greybeard@pirate.ship> wrote in news:10qbhff$1mr9o$1@dont-email.me:
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear plugs please?
I made a pair a good few years ago now, from a kit I bout on a well
know auction site and they have been brilliant, but ar now getting
very manky, a bit like my ears! :-)
So, I might buy another kit from ebay, or preferably have a set mad if
not painful to the wallet.
Taa.
I don't use them but a recent thread in another place mentioned https://customfitguards.com/
https://ultimateear.com/
Greybeard <greybeard@pirate.ship> wrote:
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear plugs
please?
I made a pair a good few years ago now, from a kit I bout on a well know auction
site and they have been brilliant, but ar now getting very manky, a bit like
my
ears! :-)
So, I might buy another kit from ebay, or preferably have a set mad if not painful to the wallet.
Taa.
I haven't any sources of custom ear plugs to offer, but I'm pretty
satisfied with the disposable Howare Leight brand plugs. I reuse them
a time or two and then throw them out. They're pretty comfortable IMHO
and come in a couple of sizes, it you have small ear canals and don't tolerate the full sized ones. Very good attenuation, too. I buy them
in bulk in boxes of 200 pairs.
I've been using the Moldex Pura-Fit 7700 for a while, but due to
having a really odd ear canal on one side of my wierd head, they are difficult to get in. Hence the reason for looking for the custom
jobbies again.
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear plugs please?
Mark Olson <olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote in
news:10qbvoa$1s1uv$1@dont-email.me:
Greybeard <greybeard@pirate.ship> wrote:
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded
ear plugs please?
I made a pair a good few years ago now, from a kit I bout on a well
know auction site and they have been brilliant, but ar now getting
very manky, a bit like my ears! :-)
So, I might buy another kit from ebay, or preferably have a set mad
if not painful to the wallet.
Taa.
I haven't any sources of custom ear plugs to offer, but I'm pretty
satisfied with the disposable Howare Leight brand plugs. I reuse them
a time or two and then throw them out. They're pretty comfortable IMHO
and come in a couple of sizes, it you have small ear canals and don't
tolerate the full sized ones. Very good attenuation, too. I buy them
in bulk in boxes of 200 pairs.
they are my preference too
currently have the rhubarb & custard Laser Lite but the green snot Max Lite are as good
the roll and stay compressed long emough to get into the ear canal, then expand the fill it.
When I was still a 'white hat' and had to visit noisy environments we
were issued with a supply of 3M EARSoft disposable foam earplugs.SNR
37. Tapered yellow things. Didn't have to wear them for hours though.
I did use them way back when I still did long motorcycle rides, but
probably not as assiduously as I should have. I have had hearing aids
for about 3 months, but that probably has more to do with being much
nearer 80 than 70.
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear plugs please?
I made a pair a good few years ago now, from a kit I bout on a well know auction
site and they have been brilliant, but ar now getting very manky, a bit like my
ears! :-)
So, I might buy another kit from ebay, or preferably have a set mad if not painful to the wallet.
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear plugs please?
I made a pair a good few years ago now, from a kit I bout on a well know auction
site and they have been brilliant, but ar now getting very manky, a bit like my
ears! :-)
So, I might buy another kit from ebay, or preferably have a set mad if not painful to the wallet.
Greybeard <greybeard@pirate.ship> wrote in
I've been using the Moldex Pura-Fit 7700 for a while, but due to
having a really odd ear canal on one side of my wierd head, they are difficult to get in. Hence the reason for looking for the custom
jobbies again.
get the test pack(s) from Lucy Dell. She has been selling earplugs for decades
https://sites.google.com/site/earplugsbypost/home
Greybeard <greybeard@pirate.ship> wrote:
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear plugs
please?
Is there some special requirement? I've had good luck with swimmer's earplugs, the multi-mushroom shape in silicone rubber. I got them at
a big-box pharmacy (chemist, on your side of the pond) but they look
like: https://www.amazon.com/Water-Proof-Sound-Reducing-Travel/dp/B00LD69VOQ/ref=sr_
1_46?crid=3US6VXC66ISVN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._uzlSR0xKl1WTUButG8kUYTrOCrPPsOGNAzUq
6Mz95hWbDAINJ71-4UHkrF1w-dTyxIKZiwPCIQbtsFOGkhKauDytakiLciIPye8aB6Dj4wbg6rMIki
3ynJfEtLAc_DgLl-EFvUQY31QKJZq_OZWwTQM-_AZxGx58AzNjZf3W1dgoZzmbsEcC6HH-l-KigQb9
XqAZUfQv5dz1e-2bHaJrP14vVbKRIaUrGZwg10BkBSqs77wCK4qOH-zzAOCPb-NNPs_E5JxN48K05a
2UNgJBFUAIFhduSuKgLA0_2Xz-H8.yKMaGUxA_dRor9cJwWGFxMYUSDqTsfyVg0i-oFmubSc&dib_t
ag=se&keywords=swimmer%2Bearplugs&qid=1774824264&sprefix=swimmer%2Bearplug%2Ca
ps%2C357&sr=8-46&th=1
They fit reasonably and last years if washed after use. Perhaps not the ultimate in sound attenuation, but quite good. Many other styles are available with the same "mushroom" design.
Getting an earmold right under a helmet is kinda tricky. I had it done
by an audiologist (a legal requrement in the US at the time) and even
he didn't get it quite right. The swimmers plugs are better in every
way except that you can't pipe music through them.
hth,
bob prohaska
On 29/03/2026 20:53, wessie wrote:
Mark Olson <olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote in news:10qbvoa$1s1uv$1@dont-email.me:
Greybeard <greybeard@pirate.ship> wrote:
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded
ear plugs please?
I made a pair a good few years ago now, from a kit I bout on a well know auction site and they have been brilliant, but ar now getting
very manky, a bit like my ears! :-)
So, I might buy another kit from ebay, or preferably have a set mad
if not painful to the wallet.
Taa.
I haven't any sources of custom ear plugs to offer, but I'm pretty satisfied with the disposable Howare Leight brand plugs. I reuse them
a time or two and then throw them out. They're pretty comfortable IMHO and come in a couple of sizes, it you have small ear canals and don't tolerate the full sized ones. Very good attenuation, too. I buy them
in bulk in boxes of 200 pairs.
they are my preference too
currently have the rhubarb & custard Laser Lite but the green snot Max Lite are as good
the roll and stay compressed long emough to get into the ear canal, then expand the fill it.
When I was still a 'white hat' and had to visit noisy environments we
were issued with a supply of 3M EARSoft disposable foam earplugs.SNR 37. Tapered yellow things. Didn't have to wear them for hours though. I did
use them way back when I still did long motorcycle rides, but probably
not as assiduously as I should have. I have had hearing aids for about 3 months, but that probably has more to do with being much nearer 80 than 70.
On 29/03/2026 16:45, Greybeard wrote:
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear plugs
please?
I made a pair a good few years ago now, from a kit I bout on a well know auction
site and they have been brilliant, but ar now getting very manky, a bit like
my
ears! :-)
So, I might buy another kit from ebay, or preferably have a set mad if not painful to the wallet.
I got a custom set from ultimate ear, and was quite happy with them. The
only problem was finding something easily cleanable in which to carry
them - my ears produce a lot of wax.
Then, on the advice of a friend, I got some of these. https://www.loopearplugs.com/products/engage-plus. And I found the noise reduction slightly better than the custom ones. So they're a keeper.
--
Colin Irvine
R1250RS
On 29/03/2026 16:45, Greybeard wrote:
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear plugs
please?
I made a pair a good few years ago now, from a kit I bout on a well know auction
site and they have been brilliant, but ar now getting very manky, a bit like
my
ears! :-)
So, I might buy another kit from ebay, or preferably have a set mad if not painful to the wallet.
I had ACS recommended to me -
https://acscustom.com/uk/products/pro-series/ - I have a couple of pairs
of their universal fit plugs and they're comfy and do the job. The
custom stuff isn't cheap.
Ta,
--
nr.
Duddo (n.)
The most deformed potato in any given collection of potatoes.
I've been using the Moldex Pura-Fit 7700 for a while, but due to
having a really odd ear canal on one side of my wierd head, they are difficult to get in. Hence the reason for looking for the custom
jobbies again.
Peter Fisher <nospam@nosspam.net> wrote in news:10qd4oa$277rt$1@dont-email.me:
When I was still a 'white hat' and had to visit noisy environments we
were issued with a supply of 3M EARSoft disposable foam earplugs.SNR
37. Tapered yellow things. Didn't have to wear them for hours though.
I did use them way back when I still did long motorcycle rides, but
probably not as assiduously as I should have. I have had hearing aids
for about 3 months, but that probably has more to do with being much
nearer 80 than 70.
I had a big box of those but they aren't as good as the HL
Laserlite/Maxlite for bike use. In fact, I gave you a pair when we had
lunch with Si Wilson and son some decades ago!
for me, those Earsoft are very much single use. They just do not seal as
well on second use, e.g. after a lunch stop.
With the the Laser/Max they can be used for a couple of days before being binned more for hygeine reasons.
wife is captain of the UK Olympic snoring team!
Greybeard <greybeard@pirate.ship> wrote in news:10qdhut$2b731$4@dont- email.me:
wife is captain of the UK Olympic snoring team!
get her on a CPAP machine
life changing for me and anyone within a 50m radius
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear plugs please?
In reply to "Colin Irvine" who wrote the following:
On 29/03/2026 16:45, Greybeard wrote:
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear plugs
please?
I made a pair a good few years ago now, from a kit I bout on a well know >>> auction
site and they have been brilliant, but ar now getting very manky, a bit like
my
ears! :-)
So, I might buy another kit from ebay, or preferably have a set mad if not >>> painful to the wallet.
I got a custom set from ultimate ear, and was quite happy with them. The
only problem was finding something easily cleanable in which to carry
them - my ears produce a lot of wax.
Then, on the advice of a friend, I got some of these.
https://www.loopearplugs.com/products/engage-plus. And I found the noise
reduction slightly better than the custom ones. So they're a keeper.
--
Colin Irvine
R1250RS
That brought back a strange memory from a couple of years ago.
We were given a couple of pairs of those exact ones (forgot still have them) by
a very kind and thoughtful American lady when we on a cruise. She was in the next door cabin and knocked on the door giving us the plugs. She admittited to
being a very loud snorer, so brought these along for her neighbours! :-)
I found them uncomfortable to sleep in, but I do also use the 7700 in bed as my
wife is captain of the UK Olympic snoring team!
they are my preference too
currently have the rhubarb & custard Laser Lite but the green snot Max Lite are as good
the roll and stay compressed long emough to get into the ear canal, then expand the fill it.
On Mar 29, 2026 at 3:53:38 PM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net>
wrote:
they are my preference too
currently have the rhubarb & custard Laser Lite but the green snot
Max Lite are as good
the roll and stay compressed long emough to get into the ear canal,
then expand the fill it.
I've never liked the ones you roll. It's a variable that frustrates. I
like the ones with a tiny piece of stick inside. The ones I've bought
have always been orange. They're labelled "quiet" in the Rubber-Type
Plug sections of Lucy whatshername's website. Those are the best.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
On 29/03/2026 16:45, Greybeard wrote:
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear plugs
please?
I'm using acs custom earplugs, they get fitted by an audiologist at like boots or similar. I've been very happy with them for a good number of
years, but as my canals have moved over time I probably should get some
new ones made, but they seem to be -u155 which is a bit wallet I guess.
They have the little inserts in them so that quiet sounds can pass
through but loud sounds can't so i can have a conversation easy enough
but the motorbike exhaust and wind noise don't deafen me.
On Mar 29, 2026 at 3:53:38 PM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
they are my preference too
currently have the rhubarb & custard Laser Lite but the green snot Max Lite are as good
the roll and stay compressed long emough to get into the ear canal, then expand the fill it.
I've never liked the ones you roll. It's a variable that frustrates. I like the ones with a tiny piece of stick inside. The ones I've bought have always been orange. They're labelled "quiet" in the Rubber-Type Plug sections of Lucy
whatshername's website. Those are the best. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
In reply to "cat" who wrote the following:
On 29/03/2026 16:45, Greybeard wrote:Yeah, a bit on the spendy side, but if they work, then I'll have a look. It'll
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded ear plugs
please?
I'm using acs custom earplugs,
probably be the last pair I buy, so hopefully will last until I can no longer ride.
In reply to "Ben Blaney" who wrote the following:
On Mar 29, 2026 at 3:53:38 PM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote: >>
they are my preference too
currently have the rhubarb & custard Laser Lite but the green snot Max Lite >>> are as good
the roll and stay compressed long emough to get into the ear canal, then >>> expand the fill it.
I've never liked the ones you roll. It's a variable that frustrates. I like >> the ones with a tiny piece of stick inside. The ones I've bought have always >> been orange. They're labelled "quiet" in the Rubber-Type Plug sections of Lucy
whatshername's website. Those are the best. Thank you for coming to my Ted >> Talk.
I might give these a try, if I can get them in.
I don't really like the roll up squeezy ones either. My left ear is not trouble
with them but my right ear really hates them. If I can actually manage to get them in, they normally squirt out again a little while later.
Although I use the 7700 for sleeping, once I finally get the right ear fitted,
by morning it has often worked loose.
Greybeard
T-Bird - 1600
Bonnie T140V - 750
Lick them [1] before putting them in. It stops them working loose.
[1] the plugs, not your ears, before anyone jumps in.
Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote in news:9e7b8357-880a-4d7f-9319-b4f89949379a@scorecrow.com:
Lick them [1] before putting them in. It stops them working loose.
[1] the plugs, not your ears, before anyone jumps in.
a good way to get an ear infection
wessie wrote:
Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote in
news:9e7b8357-880a-4d7f-9319-b4f89949379a@scorecrow.com:
Lick them [1] before putting them in. It stops them working loose.
[1] the plugs, not your ears, before anyone jumps in.
a good way to get an ear infection
"Nothing wrong with a bit of danger, Biker Boy."
Also, while not saying you're wrong, I've been doing that for the last
20 years (including sleeping most nights with earplugs in) and never had
an ear infection... YMMV etc.
Mark Olson <olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote in
news:10qbvoa$1s1uv$1@dont-email.me:
I haven't any sources of custom ear plugs to offer, but I'm pretty
satisfied with the disposable Howare Leight brand plugs. I reuse them
a time or two and then throw them out. They're pretty comfortable IMHO
and come in a couple of sizes, it you have small ear canals and don't
tolerate the full sized ones. Very good attenuation, too. I buy them
in bulk in boxes of 200 pairs.
they are my preference too
currently have the rhubarb & custard Laser Lite but the green snot Max Lite are as good
the roll and stay compressed long emough to get into the ear canal, then expand the fill it.
Sqirrel99 <secret.sqirrel99@gmail.com> wrote in news:10qifqq$frv$1@dont- email.me:
wessie wrote:
Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote in
news:9e7b8357-880a-4d7f-9319-b4f89949379a@scorecrow.com:
Lick them [1] before putting them in. It stops them working loose.
[1] the plugs, not your ears, before anyone jumps in.
a good way to get an ear infection
"Nothing wrong with a bit of danger, Biker Boy."
Also, while not saying you're wrong, I've been doing that for the last
20 years (including sleeping most nights with earplugs in) and never had
an ear infection... YMMV etc.
less risk at night if you have just cleaned your teeth, but why not moisten with fresh water at home?
stop for a coffee and a bun on a ride, refit ear plugs, already sticky from ear wax and you risk pushing oral baxteria and food residue into a lovely, warm and moist environment.
On 31/03/2026 09:37, Greybeard wrote:
In reply to "cat" who wrote the following:
On 29/03/2026 16:45, Greybeard wrote:Yeah, a bit on the spendy side, but if they work, then I'll have a
Can anybody recommend a decent manufacturer of custom made moulded
ear plugs
please?
I'm using acs custom earplugs,
look. It'll
probably be the last pair I buy, so hopefully will last until I can no
longer
ride.
I've had mine for years and years but I can't find the date I bought
them which is annoying.
Being total moulds of the ear canal they fit perfectly.
I have conical canals which are small and will eject ANY kind of
expanding or whatever plug. Christmas tree ones rammed in will stay but become incredibly painful after even short periods of use.
The acs ones go in nice and just sit there. Pressing my tragus is like
an eject button.
I use them for rock shows as well as motorcycling and used to use them
for angle grinders till I realised over ear defenders were easier to
look after in dusty environments.
I'm not even on commission.:-)
On 31/03/2026 09:46, Greybeard wrote:
In reply to "Ben Blaney" who wrote the following:
On Mar 29, 2026 at 3:53:38 PM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
they are my preference too
currently have the rhubarb & custard Laser Lite but the green snot Max Lite
are as good
the roll and stay compressed long emough to get into the ear canal, then
expand the fill it.
I've never liked the ones you roll. It's a variable that frustrates. I like
the ones with a tiny piece of stick inside. The ones I've bought have always
been orange. They're labelled "quiet" in the Rubber-Type Plug sections of
Lucy
whatshername's website. Those are the best. Thank you for coming to my Ted
Talk.
I might give these a try, if I can get them in.
I don't really like the roll up squeezy ones either. My left ear is not trouble
with them but my right ear really hates them. If I can actually manage to get
them in, they normally squirt out again a little while later.
Although I use the 7700 for sleeping, once I finally get the right ear fitted,
by morning it has often worked loose.
Lick them [1] before putting them in. It stops them working loose.
[1] the plugs, not your ears, before anyone jumps in.
Sqirrel99 <secret.sqirrel99@gmail.com> wrote in news:10qifqq$frv$1@dont- >email.me:
wessie wrote:
Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote in
news:9e7b8357-880a-4d7f-9319-b4f89949379a@scorecrow.com:
Lick them [1] before putting them in. It stops them working loose.
[1] the plugs, not your ears, before anyone jumps in.
a good way to get an ear infection
"Nothing wrong with a bit of danger, Biker Boy."
Also, while not saying you're wrong, I've been doing that for the last
20 years (including sleeping most nights with earplugs in) and never had
an ear infection... YMMV etc.
less risk at night if you have just cleaned your teeth, but why not moisten >with fresh water at home?
stop for a coffee and a bun on a ride, refit ear plugs, already sticky from >ear wax and you risk pushing oral baxteria and food residue into a lovely, >warm and moist environment.
Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote in news:9e7b8357-880a-4d7f-9319-b4f89949379a@scorecrow.com:
Lick them [1] before putting them in. It stops them working loose.
[1] the plugs, not your ears, before anyone jumps in.
a good way to get an ear infection
Lick them [1] before putting them in. It stops them working loose.
[1] the plugs, not your ears, before anyone jumps in.
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