On the lake I fish , the most productive bank has a busy A road, literally behind a hedge, which is all that separates the A road from the lake , this makes that bank very noisy to fish and at night hard to sleep especially in the wet , are there any good ear plugs , that will reduce the road noise, but still allow me to hear my alarms .
I've got Samsung ear pods and put rain or running water sound on my phone through them. I can sleep through my kids fighting and screaming after a night shift so pretty sure they'd work 
can still hear my alarms go
can still hear my alarms go
In reply to Post #1
Normal tapered foam ear plugs work just fine.
Im a very light sleeper so have used them to dull down road noise, geese and ducks etc, with no problems hearing my alarms when they occasionally go off.
Also: see posts 4 and 6.
Normal tapered foam ear plugs work just fine.
Im a very light sleeper so have used them to dull down road noise, geese and ducks etc, with no problems hearing my alarms when they occasionally go off.
Also: see posts 4 and 6.
In reply to Post #1
as I used them for 24 years in my job top tip
before putting them in roll them between your finger and thumb to make them as small a diameter as poss then push in your ear
and the important bit now put your thumb against it so it cant expand outwards
as it then expands inside your ear filling the gaps this does 2 things 1 it makes them more comfortable to wear and 2 it makes them more efficient at sound proofing
as I used them for 24 years in my job top tip
before putting them in roll them between your finger and thumb to make them as small a diameter as poss then push in your ear
and the important bit now put your thumb against it so it cant expand outwards
as it then expands inside your ear filling the gaps this does 2 things 1 it makes them more comfortable to wear and 2 it makes them more efficient at sound proofing
The cheap plugs are fine but for a few quid more you can get something specifically designed for the job as opposed to general sound blockers. I've used plugs from this firm for DJ'ing / loud music venues and their sleep versions are just as good.
Flare Audio Sleep Plugs
Flare Audio Sleep Plugs
In reply to Post #4
All this, from Gerry, but also...
When you have rolled the ear plug to make it thinner, you then need to hold the top rear part of your ear and pill back slightly. This straightens the ear canal and makes ear plug insertion dead easy.
Once it's in place you let go of your upper ear and then as the ear canal returns to its curved shape this will then hold the ear plug in place as it expands back to its normal shape.
You can still keep your finger on the back of it to prevent the ear plug from slightly moving back out of the canal.
All this, from Gerry, but also...
When you have rolled the ear plug to make it thinner, you then need to hold the top rear part of your ear and pill back slightly. This straightens the ear canal and makes ear plug insertion dead easy.
Once it's in place you let go of your upper ear and then as the ear canal returns to its curved shape this will then hold the ear plug in place as it expands back to its normal shape.
You can still keep your finger on the back of it to prevent the ear plug from slightly moving back out of the canal.
Ear Plugs are all different, you need to look at the SNR rating which is the basic ratings system they use; the higher the SNR the more protection they offer, but also the more noise they block. SNR is the noise reduction they offer, so if the background noise is 100dB and the ear plug is rated to 30SNR this should reduce noise levels to ear to around 70dB.
Personally I'd start with a lower SNR (20-25dB) and if they don't cut it work your way up, if you go straight to a high rating it's likely it'll overcompensate and you'll struggle to hear bankside noise, alarms etc.
If you want to get a little more technical you can get free noise monitoring apps which I have found reasonably accurate; take an average noise rating for the traffic while there, then deduct 70 (this is the lowest you want to reduce your hearing levels to, more than this is overprotection). the end figure is the SNR number you want to look at buying.
Hope i've not bored you
Personally I'd start with a lower SNR (20-25dB) and if they don't cut it work your way up, if you go straight to a high rating it's likely it'll overcompensate and you'll struggle to hear bankside noise, alarms etc.
If you want to get a little more technical you can get free noise monitoring apps which I have found reasonably accurate; take an average noise rating for the traffic while there, then deduct 70 (this is the lowest you want to reduce your hearing levels to, more than this is overprotection). the end figure is the SNR number you want to look at buying.
Hope i've not bored you