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IMHO there is nothing better than these:
http://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Finest-Plug-12-pair-Personal/dp/B003GVTDQW
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I have am extra large head and ears, and get 3 plugs out of 2 slugs, seat them well and you can't hear anything, in fact when you walk it sounds like you hear the stuff in your head sloshing around. Got the wife to try them this year and said she can't chew gum when she has them in because it sounds too weird.
If they do unseat when riding, slipping a finger under the helmet will re-seat them on the fly, no need to stop.
put a couple drops of a drying agent in each ear at the end of the day. Alcohol works well since fungi are generally responsible for otitis externa. I use a drop or two of Glenfiddich, which has the added advantage of smelling good as well.
I carry three different types and switch back and forth on long rides. My custom set of Brite Ears work very well, but are getting old and stiff. I'll probably get another set at the rally. I get the left one in red and the right in green (port and starboard) to tell at a glance which goes in which ear. No Noise plugs work well in my left ear, but the right ear canal has a wicked bony bend in it from an old service-incurred skull fracture so no matter how carefully inserted, the right side tends to lose the seal especially on bumpy rides. My fallback plugs are the soft silicon pellets that you smoosh into place over your ear canal; I find those extremely effective.
I treated a lot of external ear infections aggravated by prolonged earplug use in the service, so one thing we used to do is put a couple drops of a drying agent in each ear at the end of the day. Alcohol works well since fungi are generally responsible for otitis externa. I use a drop or two of Glenfiddich, which has the added advantage of smelling good as well.
I haven't been down the custom plugs road, but I've heard a few people say that their custom plugs fit better when they put their helmet on right after the goop gets squirted in, because apparently our outer ears deform under pressure from the helmet, which affects how things fit and by doing this, the plugs take the shape of the helmet-deformed ear rather than the unencumbered ear. Makes sense.
I haven't been down the custom plugs road, but I've heard a few people say that their custom plugs fit better when they put their helmet on right after the goop gets squirted in, because apparently our outer ears deform under pressure from the helmet, which affects how things fit and by doing this, the plugs take the shape of the helmet-deformed ear rather than the unencumbered ear. Makes sense.