Don't stick them in too deep ... OR--!!
Okay, these are great. They block the damaging sound but remain &#34;loud enough&#34; where you are experiencing a live concert and it feels great and loud and &#34;live&#34; -- without the ringing afterward and beyond. After a few minutes, you forget they're in your ears, and the level of sounds becomes &#34;normalized&#34; in your head -- so you don't feel like any filteration is happening. Live music just sounds more clear. It really works and I'd absolutely recommend it. I used these at a punk rock concert (standing right next to the speakers!) and also at a country concert (sitting near them.) Both were loud and both I walked away from pain-free and ring-free, while enjoying the music thoroughly.<br /><br />Only criticism/warning: DO NOT PUT THEM TOO DEEP IN YOUR EAR. They're extremely easy to &#34;bury&#34; into your ear canal, where you'll need a friend with tweezers to work them out. This is an extremely frightening experience. The first time I put them in to &#34;test&#34; them, I got one stuck. My friend only accidentally pushed it deeper, rather than pulling it out. I took some nail clippers and levered it out myself. Jeez...<br /><br />To properly insert, just lightly push into ear. Don't allow it to go any deeper than a few mm's.  You may even feel like they're going to fall out. But they don't. Maybe they need longer &#34;extraction knobs&#34; or something -- but the company is trying to make them subtle, so you don't look like you're going hunting or something, with big, honkin' orange foam plugs. haha
Rating: 4 stars