I agree with you on this one Chris; had a pair of ear plugs custom made 14 years ago and use them very often. -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Smart Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 3:45 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Ot loud stage Steve and all, the best investment I ever made was getting fitted for some custom earplugs. These are nothing like the cheap foam ones you've probably tried. They actually attenuate things fairly evenly across the spectrum, by a set amount - 9db, 15db, 25db are common values. You need to first get molds taken by an audiologist. Then, these are sent to a lab who produce the earplugs. Your audiologist might have a local lab he prefers, or you can send the molds to someone like Etymotic. Pricy but come on, can you put a price on your remaining hearing? Chris PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq