ear plugs

[pianotune05]

So what type of earplugs should we purchase.  A while back, someone 
mentioned the types sold at CVS etc.  Will these do the job?
Marshall
ps. I'm going to get some just out of curiosity because I want to know how 
one can hear when their hearing is blocked.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "carlteplitski" <koko99 at shaw.ca>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 2:38 AM
Subject: ear plugs


>
> I am 71 yrs. old, and hear quite well, I think.  At 53 I had my hearing
> checked, and the audio
> fellow told me my hearing was excellent. He thought it was better than
> 50% of the  17 year olds
> walking around with headphones on. He also thought many of those would
> need aids by the
> age of 40, because the loud music would ruin their hearing .  I am
> planning to check out some plugs
> soon, because what I've read on the list leads me to believe that they
> would be a benefit.  An
> old friend of mine , now passed on, could still tune at 91, although he
> didn't hear well when we
> spoke.  He was quite frail, so didn't tune, but came with me to see how
> my Accu - tuner worked,
> and did some aural tuning  just to see if he still could. He was quite
> pleased, not surprised, that the Accu - tuner
> confirmed his ability.  I wondered how he was able to tune, but had
> problems hearing speech. He told
> me that he had done his last professional tuning at the age of 88.  We
> should all be so lucky.
> Curious  as to how the transmitter  thing worked,  mentioned by someone
> .  How was it  attached to the piano?
> I assume on the sound board  somewhere.  Sounds like a great idea.
>
> Carl / Winnipeg
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