Reddit reviews ClearArmor 141001 Shooters Hearing Protection Safety Ear Muffs Folding-Padded Head Band Ear Cups, Black

You might also try over-the-ear hearing protectors, like you might wear to operate a lawn mower or operate heavy equipment.

I usually advocate for cheap, disposable foam earplugs (I keep a small pack of these in my laptop bag in fact) but if you have some damage to your ear, jamming something in there might possibly cause problems of its own. So going over-the-ear is the safer path.

Cheap: 26dB @ $7 USD

Good: 31dB @ $15 USD

You said you are in Buenos Aires, so I'm sure you'll know better places to purchase than Amazon US.
These are just examples...

No problem! these may be a bit cheaper and might go over better. (i cant recall of IQ's ear muffs have a olive tint or are just black)

Given the door is designed to keep the microwave radiation contained you probably don't want to alter it. This may be the only thing that could work: http://amzn.com/B00NKSMPZW

Here's some simplistically delivered advice, all of them are things I tried, and while each one isn't a "complete" solution, combined together they will accumulate and help overall:

1. Get ear muffs. Here's a $15 product on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ClearArmor-141001-Shooters-Protection-Folding-Padded/dp/B00NKSMPZW/
   
   
2. Sleep on the sofa once or twice a week, with good ear plugs, so you are not woken up by the baby.
   
   
3. Understand that babies will cry for tons of reasons. Even a it of gas in their intestines will make them cry. We are programmed to be really bothered by another person crying, but you need to re-adjust your perception about crying. Imagine the baby is an alien and this is simply how the alien says "hello".
   
   
4. They sleep longer once you introduce solids, and after that, it gets much easier overall after 10~12 months.
   
   
5. We put this butterfly plush toy next to baby's head near the changing pad, so he has something to look at while we change his diaper. It isn't 100% guaranteed to work, but even 1 out of 10 is better than 0 out of 10.
   
   
6. When the baby seems to cry for no reason whatsoever, they can be over-tired, and they don't know how to put themselves back to sleep. Sometimes I will simply lift my baby up in the air and hold him way up there for 1~2 seconds, then down again to face level, and plant a kiss on his nose. Lift him up again, and down again. This seems to calm him down, and lately he actually switches from crying to laughing (I guess he loves being raised high up in the air like that). You need to fight the instinct to behave more abrupt/fast with them, reverse it instead, when they cry just be compassionate and merciful, be slower and even more gentle, hold them gently and walk. Babies love that feeling of being carried and your steps seem to have a calming effect on them.
   
   
7. Get a yoga ball, hold them gently in a sleeping position, and bounce on the ball. Try different speeds and heights. Be careful not to fall back with the baby. Works like magic for us!
   
   
8. Focus on taking care of yourself, your physical needs, your mental needs, and communicate those needs with your wife. Every person is different, and needs different amounts of sleep, fun, sex, food, social interaction, walking outside to breath fresh air, etc. Just discuss this with your wife and I guarantee she can help you out more than you think!
   
   
9. DO NOT hate on yourself. I clearly remember with my first child this dark thought of literally throwing her out of the window. I did not sleep for 3 days, I was hungry, thirsty, my head was exploding because I had the flu, I didn't have sex for 6 month+, and I just had about enough of the whole thing. But then you look at that baby and you realize they depend on you for everything, they are absolutely helpless, and you need to practice squeezing the love out of you for that little being :-) I find this is a great skill to master regardless of your baby, it comes in handy when dealing with obnoxious people in general, at work, with family or with society at large.
   
   That's all I got for you today. Good luck!
   
   

Finally a topic I'm passionate about!

I don't have a specific answer for you, but that's because I have a lot of experience with ear plugs, and I know taste and fit will vary immensely from person to person.

Unfortunately, that means the best advice I can give you is try a whole bunch of different ear plugs, and see which ones fit best and work best for your purposes.

Judging from my experience, I'm certain you're going to need more than one type of earplug.

A bunch of tips:

1. This place: http://www.earplugstore.com/
   
   
2. Check out their assortment packs.
   
   
3. They make smaller women's and slim fit earplugs. I'm a fairly large man, and they don't fit me perfectly, but if I just want to take the edge off of the ambient sound, I use them. They muffle everything, but not to the same degree as my regular sized earplugs. That may not be an option for you depending on the size of your ears, but it's an option for some.
   
   
4. For music and movies, I've tried Downbeats, but they don't fit me very well. You may have more luck, and there are other brands worth considering. Search for earplugs for musicians. They preserve the full range of audio frequencies, but just lower the volume. (Regular earplugs will tend to block out some frequencies more than others.)
   
   
5. My favorite.
   
   
6. Buy disposable earplugs in bulk on the internet.
   
   
7. Those single use disposable earplugs -- you can use them more than once, but they do lose some of their blocking power. (Depending on the situation, this might be an advantage.) But once they get a little too soft and squishy, they're done.
   
   
8. I often wear earplugs almost all day like you're planning. And I sleep with them every night too. That's doable, but do take them out for a decent amount of time each day. If they are in too long, even your favorite earplugs can become irritating. (And I know some people do have allergies to certain earplug materials.)
   
   
9. Noise dampening earmuffs are also great.
   
   
10. Keep a pair of earplugs with you in a little case at all times. You never know when you're going to want them.
    
    If you have any questions or just want to talk earplugs, let me know. Like I said, I'm an earplug aficionado!
    
    As for the rest of you, I can't recommend the earplug lifestyle to people on this subreddit strongly enough.
    
    Earplugs are like a warm, cozy blanket for your mind.
    
    Once you start using them regularly, you'll wonder how you ever managed to live without them.

No worries! I had hoped that this wouldn't be their crappy yard sale like last year.

I have been poking around in the categories, did find these muffs that will be on sale starting at 4:05 PM (PDT I'm assuming). I might pick them up for a spare range pair.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NKSMPZW/ref=gbps_tit_s-3_1902_b9a65d59?pf_rd_p=2548991902&pf_rd_s=slot-3&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=gb_main&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=9F5Z7F6K9ASEF5D6GY7S

I was molested too. I have PTSD, OCD, and autism. Loud noises are the bane of my existence. When I'm startled, it takes me hours to weeks to recover.

Sometimes you need to go to a safe space where you know you won't be startled. Here's some things I've found work well:

www.simplynoise.com

I find brown noise works best. It's broad-spectrum constant noise to help you block everything out. Works great with headphones or desktop speakers.

https://www.amazon.com/ClearArmor-141001-Shooters-Protection-Folding-Padded/dp/B00NKSMPZW

These block out everything, including very sharp or low-frequency sound. Best thing is, you can wear them over foam earplugs. I've experimented and found that when I wear my earmuffs and earplugs together, they block up to 65dB of sound.

I think one of the worst things you can do is let yourself get angry at the source of the noise. As soon as you do that you're giving the brain circuits that are hurting you strength. Another thing that helps me is reminding myself: "The noise that hurts is okay to think about. I cannot hear it right now. My future self is capable of handling it if I hear it later. I will not lend it existence in this moment by worrying about it now. I am safe and I am strong."

Your anxiety comes with a physical feeling. For me it's a cold, gripping feeling in my chest. For you it may be somewhere different. When you feel that feeling, get somewhere safe from triggers, and then close your eyes, take a deep breath, force yourself to smile, and pay close attention to the feeling. Let your consciousness inhabit it. You will feel it shrink away. If it moves to another part of your body, follow it. Soon, it will dissipate.

I wish you luck and success in your journey. Please feel free to talk to me whenever you need.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NKSMPZW/ref=ya_aw_oh_bia_dp?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mine were really tight at first so I put them on a basketball for like a week to stretch them out :) hope it helps with your sleep!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NKSMPZW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473979362&sr=1-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=ear+protection&dpPl=1&dpID=516VZogdHkL&ref=plSrch

Oh I know, that's why I keep a pair of these around: https://www.amazon.com/ClearArmor-141001-Shooters-Protection-Folding-Padded/dp/B00NKSMPZW/

Also if you look closer you'll see that it's in a UCoustic 9210 soundproof rack.

these work great for me :) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NKSMPZW/
quite powerful clamping force though

It's better if you can find a different solution, but yeah, intelligible voices are a pretty black-belt thing to be able to keep in awareness without them becoming distractions. Depending on where you are in your practice, you might try playing with this, but if you aren't at least nearly at stage five, it's probably not a good plan.

You might try getting some reasonably comfortable ear protectors. However, bear in mind that meditating in silence isn't recommended. If there's any way you can find a place to sit that's not so challenging, that's better than wearing hearing protection.

So what I've taken to doing is wearing a normal set of earphones and shooting ear protection over the top of them, like These. Works better than you'd think. Otherwise, I use IEMs at church when we play with loops/click track.

Both, but the headphones I'm referring to just block out noise:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NKSMPZW/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1501605293&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=noise+cancelling+cups&dpPl=1&dpID=516VZogdHkL&ref=plSrch

My kids know that if dads wearing his headphones he's writing.

try these with your earbuds on underneath

I bought these a while back. They are reasonably comfortable and do a decent job of blocking sound. I love them on airplanes. Personally, I wouldn't want an in-ear solution because after awhile, they make my ears ache.

I wouldn't worry too much about looks. I guess it depends on where you are wearing them, but a lot of people use over ear headphones.

Anyway, for the price, I think these are good.

That's a pretty good sale. If you're not into paying quite as much and/or don't care about the electronic portion, these have an absolutely killer rating and ship to Canada from amazon.com. I'll be ordering a pair as soon as my credit card cools down after my big Black Friday order from Brownell's & SFRC (as well as a new TV).

I recently bought these ear muffs and they're great, very effective, comfortable: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NKSMPZW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you combine them with these, you should have as close to silence as you're going to get: https://www.amazon.com/Decibullz-Earplugs-Comfortable-Protection-Shooting/dp/B00WIXL3T4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1499800618&sr=8-2&keywords=custom+molded+ear+plugs

I really don't have a problem wearing them all the time around the house, except when I'm listening to something or going to sleep.

There are also these in development, which are going to be released around November, IIRC. I want to read enough reviews to make sure they're quality and worth it, though: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/knops-the-volume-button-for-your-ears-music-design#/
They seem perfect for people with asperger's and hypersensitivity for hearing, likely a deficit in sensory gating as well.

It would be a lot easier to use an IEM with a flat profile and a regular ear muff on top of it.

that would also sound a lot better and offer additional isolation of -30dB (or even more)

I recommend Mack's moldable wax earplugs. You don't plug them into your ears like the typical earplugs and they don't expand, so no uncomfortable pressure buildup in your ear. You somewhat mold them across your ear like the picture in the link shows. They are reuseable, though I toss each after about a week of use.

https://www.amazon.com/Macks-Pillow-Silicone-Earplugs-Value/dp/B003LZQGN6/ref=sr_1_2_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1466507439&sr=1-2&keywords=macks+swimming+ear+plugs

These can be used by themselves or if you need additional protection, with ear muffs. The ear muffs I recommend are https://www.amazon.com/ClearArmor-141001-Protection-Folding-Padded-Certified/dp/B00NKSMPZW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1466507735&sr=8-2&keywords=db+ear+muffs
The foam pads are washable by squeezing and rinsing a sponge with soapy dish detergent then letting it dry and reinstall again with your fingers. Not sure how different this is from your ear muffs.

If you're happy with your current iems then just grab something like this to wear on top.

Otherwise, look into Etymotic and Shure iems in that order. They've some of the best isolation on the market.

If this is an indoor range, I strongly encourage you to try out a few different types of earplugs to wear under the earmuffs.

These ones are pretty good earmuffs just based on sound reduction. Many of the slim fit muffs do not provide enough protection:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NKSMPZW

I use clear armor (and have a second pair for personal use in my house). They are cheap, comfortable, and effective.

I took a pair of these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006B486K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and a pair of these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NKSMPZW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And snapped the ear connectors off the Koss and shoved them inside the ear defenders. Now I have a pair of isolation headphones that work really well. I'll solder and make some plugs eventually, but this works great and is cheap.

A lot of people recommended the Bose QC35 but I tried a couple pairs on in a store and found that they put a pressure that I didn't like on my eardrums when the noise canceling mode was on. Instead, I got the Bose QC20 (their noise canceling earbuds) paired with Comply foam tips which isolate more noise than the QC35s. These are fine for general background noise and talking.

But next to me are 3 VPs that are always loudly yapping, the IT desk where they're generally shouting at soccer matches or every sales/marketing schmuck comes over and yells about how their googles hacked their spreadsheets, and a large table that serves as a meeting area.

That shit was driving me crazy and we don't have anywhere quiet to go. Earplugs barely helped so I got a pair of shooting earmuffs that work fantastically. Combining those with earplugs is great for when I just want quiet but sometimes when things are especially bad, I'll pair them with in-ear earbuds with Comply tips playing white noise.

OP, this sounds like more than just ADHD. A lot of people with ADHD also have sensory processing disorder. Your auditory defensiveness sounds like sensory processing disorder.

I, too, am a person with ADHD and sometimes severe auditory defensiveness. If you have this, then certain noises may set off your fight or flight response. It's not something that you can help... but, it is something that you can learn to manage.

If your mother's voice sets off your fight response, you can take the edge off. Try foam ear plugs. Every Walgreens or CVS that I've ever seen has these. Grocery stores often carry them, too. However, you may prefer over the ear protection. Amazon sells all sorts of good ones for around $20, but often less than that.

If you use ear plugs or noise blocking ear muffs, I will offer you a slight bit of warning, tho. If you block noise 24/7, you will become more sensitive to noise. An occupational therapist gave me this warning, because both me and my son need these devices sometimes and it's true to my experience that using too much ear protection makes me even weirder about sound. So, don't wear them 24/7. I try to just use mine around my specific triggers.

Give this a try... it won't cost you much to try it and you may find out that you aren't nearly as childish as you thought you were...

I really like these: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NKSMPZW?psc=1 - coupled with some in-ear foam that's probably the best you can do without building yourself a deprivation chamber,

You can always put some baffles in the shop. You'll want industrial-designed baffles though because of the dust. That'll get spendy, but sometimes you do what you gotta do.

You could try using just silencing earmuffs or earplugs as well, which are even cheaper than headphones.

Like these: ClearArmor 141001 Shooters Hearing Protection Safety Ear Muffs Folding-Padded Head Band Ear Cups, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NKSMPZW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_u8fYDbER5WBDN

I used to cut rock samples at a lab and used shooter ear protection. Lots of models are comfortable and cut out pretty ridiculously high decible sound so in a quiet room I doubt you would hear anything.

tl;dr: If sound overwhelms you try these

I totally understand this as it happens to myself as well, but usually mine is less touching unless I am really already far too overwhelmed.

I get extremely overstimulated from sound, it starts to "hurt" as in I don't feel pain, but my body reacts as if I did. (like chalkboard + fork)

I personally use these to deal with it, blocks out all sound and after a while I feel a bit better. It might be worth giving it a try to see if reducing overall stimulation helps.

The Leigh muffs aren't very good. They're designed for convenience.

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I use these http://www.howardleight.com/earplugs/max and https://www.amazon.com/ClearArmor-141001-Shooters-Protection-Folding-Padded/dp/B00NKSMPZW/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1536101535&sr=8-10&keywords=34+nrr+ear+muffs combined. They'll get you hearing safe I can magdump my 7.5" braked AR pistol indoors, which creates such a blast that the concussion literally hurts my teeth and nose by the end of a dump, and my ears are fine.

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Combined those two should net around 40-42 DB NRR. With them on you literally have to learn to lip read though because no matter how much someone shouts at you you won't hear it.

If you're going to be shooting mostly handguns in an indoor range, I recommend these ClearArmors. They are cheap and effective.

If you go to any drug store you can buy simple foam ear plugs for very cheap. I used to just pop these in and cover with the ClearArmor.

No need for batteries and all parts are easily replaceable.

Randomanalysis:

Executive summary:

1. Headphones + Earmuffs + Music
   
2. Find a way to get people to accept your earmuffs
   
3. Consider leaving note at co-worker's desk
   
4. Consider talking to the person or to the boss
   
   I have a couple of tips for you - first of all, I always have music going, but I also wear a pair of shooting range earmuffs over them (for lack of a better word). I've never been to a shooting range, but I had the golden idea of buying these once and have never gone back - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NKSMPZW/ref=sr_ph_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473254856&sr=sr-1&keywords=earmuffs <- these are my personal fave (after trying a couple of pairs). Carry these at all times. You can stack them with headphones to get this amazing and pretty cheap noise-cancelling effect. In-ear buds work best, and you can listen to music, a white noise generator, or maybe audiobooks.
   
   The above tip has worked so well for me that I almost forget I'm misophonic most of the time. Sometimes, though, my new boss likes to pop over to my desk, and there's a new Tier 4 Sniffler near me. To get over this, I've tried to have meetings in closed offices or whatnot to avoid that. I've debated leaving a note at the Sniffle King's desk secretly... We'll see about that, though. It's hard to time.
   
   You may also wonder - how can I get away with the earmuffs? Push for it. I've had people make fun of me for them, but I say "Oh, yeah, I swear by them - they really push up my productivity" and mention I'm an audiophile if people ask. I've established a reputation as a bit of a quirky guy. I don't care - these things help me so much that I'd take that any day. Phrase it in terms of things your office would select for. I work in a place that's all about productivity, so I use the productivity line to communicate this to others.
   
   Here's the last thing - I've noticed that people who sniffle/chew a lot tend to be either from certain regional cultures (generally East Asian or South Asian) or American subcultures (ie. college athletes - always sniffling for some reason!). I know some peers of mine of East Asian descent have gotten heavy feedback from bosses about sniffling too much in client meetings. You can maybe make a case to a boss that the noises your coworker makes could be bad in client-facing settings - or say that the loud chewing has annoyed a whole group of people.
   
   I hope that helps. I know how rough this can be, but with a bit of prevention this can be really ameliorated.

And if that's not quiet enough for /u/audioholicx8x, they can wear over-ear protection too. I've used IEMs inside of regular over-ear cans and it improved the isolation. I pretty much couldn't hear any noise in an extremely noisy office, even without music.

These work pretty well, I keep a pair around to take the girlfriend shooting.

ClearArmor Safety Ear Muffs

http://www.amazon.com/ClearArmor-141001-Protection-Folding-Padded-Certified/dp/B00NKSMPZW

^ I own and use these.

Won't help with Netflix, but I own these earplugs (yes, the 200 pack, lmao) and I swear by them. They won't completely muffle noise, but they do help a lot.

You can also put yourself in your own private sound bubble by popping in earbuds and then putting a pair of these over them. Not the comfiest thing in the world in the long run, but for an hour or two it works very very well in my experience.

Source: 20 years of delightful autistic hypersensitivity ;P

Thanks. Shooting indoors just has so much umph without the pressure to go anywhere. I used these last time. Are they equivalent or is it best just to buy a tried and true brand like 3M?

ClearArmor 141001 Shooters Hearing Protection Safety Ear Muffs Folding-Padded Head Band Ear Cups, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NKSMPZW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_P-fiDb0M1CFTY