These ear plugs are a must-have for anyone who practices regularly with a band. Hearos High Fidelity Ear Plugs cut the frequencies hitting your ears in such a way as to save your hearing and keep you comfortable, but with minimal loss of sound quality. This is the best thing that I’ve found short of in-ear monitors (which are WAY more expensive!). I’ve found in band practice that there are times I would have to take them out in order to hear the needed detail for something that needed work, but most of the time they worked very well.
They’re also helpful for other things besides music. As someone who lives with a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), these can really be helpful. HSPs seem to experience the world at a much higher volume than others and often find themselves overstimulated and overwhelmed. So if your roommate or partner watches the TV too loudly, or you have some construction going on near your home or office, these can take the edge off of the background noise without sacrificing the foreground noise that noise cancelling headphones would cut out. In other words, if you want ear plugs that eliminate as much noise as possible, get regular foam ones. These, on the other hand, are fantastic for blocking out background noise so that you can hear direct conversation, band practice, or whatever is at hand.
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Wes Freeman is private guitar lesson teacher in the Atlanta metro area of Georgia. He teaches lessons primarily in the cities of Lilburn, Snellville, Marietta, Decatur, and Brookhaven. Learn more about taking lessons with Wes on his Lessons page.
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