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Emily Rachel

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I work with my friends documenting music festivals all around the world. Well, I have to rest for at least 3 months because I was diagnosed with hyperacusis(noise sensitivity). We've been using foam plugs the past few years but those doesn't work for me as I have weird angled, narrow ear canals.

Do you guys use hearing protection?

Do you guys have any suggestion on what I should get?

Generic or Custom?

Thanks in advance!

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Hey Emily, custom all the way!

I have a buddy who's an audiologist, and he just hooked me up with a set of Sensaphonics with a 25db filter (interchangeable with lower cut filters if needed). 

His main advice, regardless of brand, is to stick with silicone earplugs in the custom world, not acrylic. Much better seal. 

Also this is a great app for keeping track of your exposure: NIOSH SLM - https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2017/01/17/slm-app/

Good luck!

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If you need a headset and not just hearing protection, David Clark is the way to go. Otherwise, you can likely take inspiration from shooting ranges where people use both in-ear earplugs and over ear hearing protection. If you have the money, custom ones from an audiologist are great. Just pricey.

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