Loop Earplugs

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Has anyone used these? We are going to see Taylor Swift on Friday and wondering if it's worth getting a pair.

I've been to concerts before and never had a problem but I expect this will be bigger/ louder than previous experiences.

Also about to change jobs and wondered how useful they are in an office without resulting in you blanking people who are trying to talk to you because you can't hear them.

Any thoughts?

And does anyone have a discount code or a referral code?

My daughter uses them at school as she is noise sensitive. She says they help with the noise. They come at different levels of noise blocking. I would say what you need for a gig would be different to an office.

Thanks, I did their quiz based on using them at work and it suggested the Experience ones - in the description it says these are good for concerts too?

I don't go to many gigs so reluctant to fork out £35 for them if they wont be useful anywhere else.

I’ve got some but haven’t used them before. I heard some people say that those foam earplugs or Amazon copies were just as good, but given how expensive the tickets were I didn’t want to be tight about £30! Apparently the Experience ones help to drown out crowd noise so you actually hear the performer better whilst also protecting your ears.

I have them and they're really good!
I went to a heavy gig wearing them at the front so VERY loud and the hoops worked very well! I took one out just to see the difference and WOW!

I have them for noise cancelling and they’re rubbish. Not sure what the reducing ones are like.

I love them in the car! Cuts out a lot of the car noise and makes the radio much easier to hear.

When you say they make a difference, is it that they drown out crowd noise but not the performer?

Imagining there will be a lot of screaming.

I wanted to like them so bad. I use other more basic looking plugs regularly.

Firstly they are quite large. Even the smallest size attachment was too big. They have started doing an XS now and a lot to the reviews say other people found the same. So be careful if your ears are on the small size.

Secondly the loop bit that remains outside of your eye on mine was rubber. So the action to
Take that and twist to seal your ear off was hard. The rubber was soft and it was hard to
Hold of and gain any sort of purchase.

They do have a free 100 day money back guarantee which i used but it took 8 weeks and several complaints to get it.

I've got the quiet ones for sleep which unfortunately do not drown out the sound of the snoring husband. I'm taking them with me on Friday though to see if they help block out the screaming

Unless your sensitive to noise or going to be right near a speaker you dont need them for a concert style gig.

I think you'd probably be best with Engage for the office, and Experience for the gig.

We've got Engages for gigs - concerts are so loud, and having them means you can pop them in and out as you please. I'm looking after my hearing as I'd like to keep it for as long as possible, and I definitely want to protect DS's hearing.

^Experiences for gigs 🙈

I have the sleep ones. They are ok but no better than the silicone ones you can get from Boots. I wouldn't bother personally as the boots ones are much cheaper.

What do you mean, a concert style gig?

Yeah, it just made everything quieter and I guess it probably did drown out the background noise as I could hear the performers perfectly so I can imagine it would be good to block out the screamers. I'll check later which ones I got :)

Its not a festival I'm an outdoor space or a Club where you can end up right by the speakers which will cause tinnitus. Whereas if you are at Wembley the speakers are set away and you don't end up right next to them

Lots of people who have been at the gigs have been recommending you use ear plugs due to the crowd noise as well as the music.

I have the quiet ones for sleeping and I love them. I did try the noise reducing ones but could hear myself breathing so got a refund. I found their customer service excellent and they refunded quickly and easily. So may be worth a try.

My Apple Watch was buzzing with warnings about the decibels level at the last gig I went to.

"rock concert decibels in outdoor venues range between 90 to 100 dB."

Definitely loud enough to cause hearing damage.