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HolaAfter my first Camino I was aware of the value and necessity of ear plugs.I allways carry a bag of earplugs with me to use and offer to nearby sleepers if in smaller rooms(I too snore).On C.P.this year I shared a two bed room with a gentleman from France ,who had walked many Camino's.As is my habit,I offered him earplugs and he fell about laughing.He said no thanks,but it was the funniest thing he had ever seen on Camino.He insisted I hold my bag of earplugs so he could photo us,and assured me this would be his "story" of his Camino,and he would tell all at home about this Irish Peregrino with his special equipment.
Any alternatives to earplugs? I have problems using them - they don't stay in my ears too well (very narrow ear canal), plus they make my ears itchy (allergy to the material?) which can lead to outer ear infection. I don't want to spend money investing in noise canceling headphones and I don't own any electronics anyway!
After my first Camino I was aware of the value and necessity of ear plugs.I allways carry a bag of earplugs with me to use and offer to nearby sleepers if in smaller rooms(I too snore).On C.P.this year I shared a two bed room with a gentleman from France ,who had walked many Camino's.As is my habit,I offered him earplugs and he fell about laughing.He said no thanks,but it was the funniest thing he had ever seen on Camino.He insisted I hold my bag of earplugs so he could photo us,and assured me this would be his "story" of his Camino,and he would tell all at home about this Irish Peregrino with his special equipment.
I use soft earplugs which mould to the shape of the ear. They are the only kind that don't pop right out of my ears. The best are the wax and cotton ones. You can get them in Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada. I think that the cotton helps them to stay in one piece, so they can easily be removed. I also have silicone ear plugs, but I find that they cannot be used too many times, or they will disintegrate, leaving half of the plug material in the ear. I find that any soft ear plug is irritating to my ears if used over and over, so throw them out after a few uses and use fresh ones. Both come in packs with several sets.I like that you say they don't press hard when they expand. I find the foam ones hurt when they expand. The other alternative is to let my ear wax really build up and have the most 'natural ear plugs ever'...and hear nothing night or day!!
Someone on the forum noted they had used an all wax variety which adapted readily to the ear canal shape.
Anyone have any knowledge or a link to same?
Regds
Gerard
Someone on the forum noted they had used an all wax variety which adapted readily to the ear canal shape.
Anyone have any knowledge or a link to same?
Regds
Gerard
@JohnandDeborah Where do you go to get custom earplugs? I'm thinking that's what I need!
Me either!I wouldn't walk the Camino without earplugs!
Gerard, I've used wax ear plugs for years because my husband snores badly. Boots Chemist (British- based company although they have some shops in overseas airport like Dubai) do a pack of about six (if I recall well). They're comfortable, mould to your ear & block out noise very well (in fact so well that one summer's evening years back, my son forgot his house key & was unable to wake me even though my bedroom window was open, eventually he had to crawl into the dog kennel & curl up with our two Labradors for the rest of the night together with a friend's daughter who was spending the summer with us!!).Someone on the forum noted they had used an all wax variety which adapted readily to the ear canal shape.
Anyone have any knowledge or a link to same?
Regds
Gerard
Thank you very kindly ma'am.Gerard, I've used wax ear plugs for years because my husband snores badly. Boots Chemist (British- based company although they have some shops in overseas airport like Dubai) do a pack of about six (if I recall well). They're comfortable, mould to your ear & block out noise very well (in fact so well that one summer's evening years back, my son forgot his house key & was unable to wake me even though my bedroom window was open, eventually he had to crawl into the dog kennel & curl up with our two Labradors for the rest of the night together with a friend's daughter who was spending the summer with us!!).
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Suzanne
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