MAX Foam Ear Plugs (NRR 33)

Pros: Blocks out TV and snoring when I am trying to sleep
Cons: Also blocks out the kids

My husband and I have drastically different sleeping habits. He wants to have the TV on until he falls asleep. Me, I want I nice dark room with the only noise coming from my white noise machine, which my husband hates. In search of a compromise I ...

Pros: lightweight, comfortable, inexpensive, easy-to-use, effective
Cons: none

My mother is a sign language interpreter. Translation: hearing is extremely important and we must do nothing to jeopardize that. No headphones, certainly no earphones. No music over a certain volume. No concerts. Kind of funny that this same person ...

Pros: Comfortable, great noise reduction, easy to insert
Cons: Too bad they don't last forever. :)

There are lots of kinds of earplugs, and these are for noise reduction (not swimming). I wear them on airplanes and sometimes when I sleep to block out ambient noise. They are rated to reduce noise up to 33 decibels, which is the highest rating I found ...