I like ear plugs that are intended for using while listening to loud live music.
These are what I use, but I'm sure there are many comparable options: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B019M576XW
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I like ear plugs that are intended for using while listening to loud live music.
These are what I use, but I'm sure there are many comparable options: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B019M576XW
+1 for Eargasm. I use them for concerts all the time.
It was on the pricier side, about 200 AUD, but I went to an audiologist for motorcycle ear plugs. They took a wax mould of my ears and has custom plugs made. They fit so well I could barely feel them and the filter perfectly silenced my motorcycle while I could still hear cars around me and the music playing in my helmet. I ended up wearing them at work (worked in a nightclub for a while) and I could still hear people talk. There were other filters you could get in them, like for musicians. Used then for years until my dog chewed them up. Highly recommend.
I have to wear earplugs for work. I use Radians custom molded earplugs, they are much more comfortable than the expanding foam ones that the company provides. They were only $10-20 for a set. They are comfortable enough to wear all shift without removing them. I can have a conversation while wearing them easily as well. They are easy to clean, just requiring a wipe down, or wash up while washing hands. About the only time I feel I have to remove them is when I'm trying to eat, as the chewing/crunching is amplified due due to having the plugs in place.
These have worked out for me until they get flat from side sleeping. https://www.alpinehearingprotection.com/products/sleepdeep
Fwiw loops are way over priced but actually kinda worth it if you can swing it somehow.
Check out:
https://www.sensaphonics.com/products/erseriesplugs (these are apparently what professionals use in the music business, like the people that make the magic behind the stage)
and
https://jhaudio.com/accessories/ACC-PLUG-CSTM-STD (these ones don't have any openings, so might be more difficult to converse, $75 cheaper tho)
I bought some pretty good reusable earplugs from Marks Work Warehouse a while ago, but it seems they don't carry them anymore. They're nifty little things that are all silicone with a tiny hole in the plug part that allows for sounds less than ~50dB (conversation levels).
I didn't know what loops are! Thanks a lot!
Full disclosure, I don't have autism. But I've used this model/brand semi daily for years.
Would be nice to mention what they are, rather than just pushing a referral link.