Bespoke earplugs

[308mate]

Anyone know where I can get some of these made? You know the ones where they take a mould of your ear and then give you re-usable earplugs that fit your ear exactly?

Theyre usually at bike shows and such but I need some by the weekend and only just thought of them.

ETA - no idea why theres an 18+ badge on this thread. Must be my gimp fingers on the mouse

Edited by 308mate on Wednesday 16th May 17:35

[chilli]

Pete,
Can't really help, but my mate has got these. I'm sure you have to go fow a couple of fittings, and they send them to ya....I think it takes a while though.

[Ace-T]

Being a biker thread and all, I saw the 18 and totally expected pics of your head between a pair of large boobs!

Ace-T

...sorry, not much help really

[Scrooloose]

Ta-da!

www.hearingprotection.co.uk/motorcycling-info.htm

[dare2fail]

I had a pair made by Ultimate Ear (something or other, do a search, it's the UK company with a picture of Hodgsons GSE Duke on the homepage). The are brilliant, fantastic, amazing, great....or they were until I lost the left one Syria and the right one in Egypt. I kept the moulds so it's dead easy to get replacements made up. Pretty pricey though.

[tiffer]

www.diycustomplugs.co.uk

These are custom plugs you make yourself at home. I've got some and they are great.

Fit perfectly and provide really good sound protection.

Chris

[randlemarcus]

Try ringing your local hospital, and get the number of the local department that does ear things(and yes, there is a technical term for it, and no, I cant remember it)

Having looked into these a while back, apparently they do a very similar thing for hearing aids, and are usually very happy to do custom earplugs without the magic gismos for a lot less than the chaps at the shows.

[BobM]

randlemarcus said:

Try ringing your local hospital, and get the number of the local department that does ear things(and yes, there is a technical term for it, and no, I cant remember it)

That'll be the audiology dept, but if you ask for the hearing aid clinic you'll get there

[308MATE]

Excellent tips and links chaps, many thanks

[Andy Oh]

I've been using these ear plugs www.starcom1.com/earplugs.htm for 5 years now, replace them every year and I have found them to be great.