Keeping Out the Noise, Letting In the Sound
Mack’s ThermaFit have been my backup earplugs for reducing low frequency noise (LFN) at night for more than two years now. IMPORTANT UPDATE (May 2025): This post is for the original ThermaFit earplugs. In the meantime, Mack’s has changed the formula. The original formula reviewed here is no longer available. For my review of the …
Read moreMack’s ThermaFit Review and Noise Reduction Test Results
Only a month ago, I wrote about the differences between the Flents Quiet Please and their successor, the Flents Protechs Quiet Please. I found changes in durability but they remained my favorite low frequency noise reduction earplugs for sleeping. Now we have the Soft formula, another change to the Quiet Please, and it’s a big …
Read moreFlents Protechs Quiet Please SOFT vs Predecessors: An Improvement?
Apothecary Products, the owner of the Flents brand, has changed the branding of several of their most popular earplugs, including the Quiet Please, one of my favorite earplugs for blocking low frequency noise. For decades known as Flents Quiet Please (or Quiet! Please) by earplug lovers[1], these cylindrical PVC earplugs are now called Flents Protechs …
Read moreAre Flents Protechs Quiet Please Worse Than the Old Flents?
A few readers have contacted me because they were being kept awake by chirping and trilling crickets, so I have decided to look more closely into blocking out the night time songs of common crickets. I thoroughly enjoyed conducting the experiments described below. This is intended to be both a problem solving article for you …
Read moreHow to Block Out Cricket Noise so That You Can Sleep?
Are you looking for earplugs that don’t have to be inserted into the ear canal but rather sit at the canal entrance? Loop Quiet and Experience are among a select few reusable earplugs that are designed as a canal cap. Over a couple of weeks, I have tried both in a variety of scenarios where …
Read moreLoop Quiet vs Experience: Soft Silicone or Acoustic Filter?
In this post, I am reporting on my noise reduction test results for two top active noise cancelling headphones (ANC headphones) when worn over foam earplugs. If you are bothered by environmental noise but your headphones (or earplugs) alone don’t block enough noise, this post is for you. I often wear noise cancelling headphones together …
Read moreWearing Noise Cancelling Headphones Over Earplugs: How Effective Is This?
In this post, I am sharing my favorite earplugs for blocking low frequency noise (LFN). I have systematically tested the earplugs mentioned here. In addition, I have used them in a variety of bass-noise heavy environments. To work well against low frequency noise, earplugs have to plug the ear deep inside the canal. It is …
Read moreWhat Are the Best Earplugs for Low Frequency Noise?
Roll-down foam earplugs with a high noise reduction rating and earmuffs are the most effective tools to block out baby crying and screaming sounds. But if you are a parent trying to soothe your child, push-in foam earplugs may work better for you. Push-in foam earplugs are very easy to insert, can be removed fast, …
Read moreHow to Block Out Crying Baby Sounds and Keep Your Cool?
The Moldex Pura-Fit (green) have been one of my favorite earplugs for several years now. They are easy to insert and exert just the right amount of pressure in my ears to stay put. Most importantly, I get a good seal with them and they effectively reduce noise. In this review, I am comparing the …
Read moreMoldex Pura-Fit vs SparkPlugs [Noise Reduction and Comfort Test]
Flents (Apothecary Products) distributes several very different earplugs in their Quiet-series. The short cylindrical Quiet Please are made of beige PVC. They may look retro, but in my experience, they shine as low frequency noise blockers and exert very little pressure in the ear canal. The longer Quiet Time (purple) and Quiet Contour (green) are …
Read moreFlents Quiet Time vs Quiet Contour vs Quiet Please [tested]