Diane, I have have very good luck with a product called Earplanes. They are ear plugs with ceramic pressure regulator of sorts. Only caveat is to be sure you don't talk them out of your ears until the cabin doors open. When pressures are totally equalized. >From the website: Relieves Air Pressure Discomfort and Harsh Noises. Safe, Soft, DisposableMade of Soft Hypoallergenic Silicone. This Pack Contains One Pair of Disposable Earplanes Good For One Round-Trip Flight. Also Great For Mountain DrivingNoise Reduction Rating: 20 Decibels When Used As Directed. The Range of Noise Reduction Ratings For Existing Hearing Protectors Is Approximately 0 to 30. (Higher Numbers Denote Greater Effectiveness.) You can purchase them from WalMart for about $5./pair. Best, Gerry Cousins West Chester University of PA Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:33:59 -0700 Subject: Re: [pianotech] Wearing Earplugs while flying Diane, I don’t think the earplugs would affect this one. The eardrum was simply being compressed slowly by the changing altitude, I suspect. But I do wear earplugs when flying. Depending on the plane and seat location, the noise can be up there in the high 80 dB range. Plus the loud announcement speakers and slamming of overhead bins. My dB meter measured 98db peak on the overhead bin slamming. Also, I arrive at my destination feeling more relaxed and less tired if I have had my ears plugged. I don’t usually use foam plugs, though, but use in-ear noise cancelling headphones. As long as they are turned off most airlines are OK with them. Only Alaska has given me trouble about them. Don Mannino, traveling tooner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100614/05aa6408/attachment.htm>
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