Loop Experience Equinox Earplugs – High-Fidelity Reusable Earplugs | Colourful Hearing Protection | for Music & Events, Focus & Noise Sensitivity | Customizable Fit | 18 dB (SNR) Noise Reduction

I bought these earplugs last year and had incredibly high hopes for them. The unfortunate thing is, while they helped to reduce the amount of external noise I could hear - it was replaced with that weird "underwater" sound you get normally when you cup over your ear with something. Similarly, eating and drinking while wearing these had been unbearable because it was almost like the sound was amplified.I am autistic and have misophonia among other sound sensitivities, so hearing myself chew and swallow while wearing these was hell! I tried to make these work for me, because I really wanted to feel like a "normal person" at the office and not be overwhelmed with sound.I also had a similar problem with these earplugs as I do with wearing ear buds for a long period of time (meaning 9+ hours for my workday). They eventually start to hurt my ears because of the plastic loop.I've gone back to wearing the more expensive earplugs that I bought when I was still doing a lot with live music as a touring musician - highs lows and mids are balanced, things aren't muffled, and I don't have to hear myself chew. EARasers Noise Cancelling Earplugs are my favorite out of all the ones I've had, they've got a specific ear piece for left and right and they don't leave my ear feeling fatigued because the whole plug is soft. The downside was that these cost 40 - but they actually work! I've had a pair since I was 14 years old and still have them at 23.My second favorite are a pair of Pluggerz that I picked up on a whim from CVS, I got the swim ones. These ones were 12 bucks. I was going to a Dave and Busters with some of my friends from college around NYE and I forgot my EARasers in my apartment. I was already starting to panic just thinking about all of the sound I had been hit with the last time I was at a D&B, so we hit up a CVS. My one friend, Sammi, had pointed out these ones on the shelf and said "I use these ones, they're cheap and have a super tiny carrying case that goes nice on my Keychain. They don't block everything and don't have a watery sound to them."All of this to say, I quit using these Loop earplugs about 2 months after buying them. I now switch back and forth between my EARasers and Pluggerz. Look wise, loops are very cute which is what had first drawn me to them. But they could honestly be a lot better.

So, I bought myself a gift this year. I've been seeing various ads for different types of noise reducing earplugs. After some research, I ended up buying the Loop Experience.This morning I woke with a migraine. Work has been rough and I've had long hours this week. I knew the best I could hope for was me keeping the migraine from getting to maximum capacity today.And then these showed up on my front porch. I decided why not. My migraine had steadily increased throughout the morning. I was getting close to not being able to function.I switched to the extra small buds (very sensitive ears) and easily fit the Loops in. It was like someone had turned off a sound machine that had been running in the background. After awhile I noticed my whole body feeling more relaxed. A bit longer and I realized that my migraine had decreased significantly.I've now been wearing the Loop for about 5 hours. My ears haven't given me any issue (again, sensitive ears). My migraine is almost gone. And I feel overall more relaxed. Plus I've been able to talk on the phone, participate in various online meetings, listen to both the radio and the TV, and just generally hear what is worth hearing.Right now I can hear the heater running, the clock ticking, and the cat's water fountain dish gurgling. I took a plug out and there is some background noise that is blocked/minimized with the Loop earplugs. But everything else is still there. Amazing!!I napped with them in - no issue. Feel more rested than ever. Wow 🤩Ten out of ten - totally recommend

I didn’t realize how often I find myself in situations where it’s nice to have earplugs, but I find myself using these a lot. They work very well, I can go to the front of any outdoor concert and enjoy the music and the immersion without having to worry about messing up my hearing.Sure, there’s disposable foam ones that are cheaper and do as good of a job or better at protecting hearing, but these are designed for listening to music, and they fit into a nice little case that attaches to your keychain and is compact enough to put in your pocket. I carry them everywhere and I’ll never again be in a situation where I wish I had protection for my ears.The product itself works very well. It’s just enough protection for the front of an outdoor concert, and maybe good enough the middle of an indoor concert. Materials are high quality, nice to look at and this extends to the case.Very reminiscent of AirPods Pro, it comes with 4 earbud tips and they look like they’d fit on the AirPods (I haven’t tried but I doubt they actually do). I wanted to mention that this fact initially turned me off as I’ve never felt like AirPods Pro had a good seal for me. But these earplugs seal very well.