Will these earplugs block out crickets that sound like they are in my house? I have lost so muh sleep over them!
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The frequencies that can penetrate barriers are low frequencies like trucks, stomping, bass drum. Crickets are rather mid-high-frequency and will probably be blocked out very effectively.
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These are the highest rated NRR. I think you might probably still hear them but considerably less. Even better than noise-cancelling headphones....
1429239
Yes, crickets will absolutely not be able to get into your ears with these in.
1429240
I believe they would help a lot. I have a noisy toilet that likes to go off every 45 minutes or so, annoying as hell. It doesn't bother me when I've got my Hearos in. For the price, it's a great buy.
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My wife says that my snoring is much louder than crickets. They should work.
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I'm always being woken up by my neighbors too. Before I go to sleep I put in foam earplugs plus I put on headphones and play soothing music. My headphones were only $30 (not noise cancelling) and I kind of wish I had just shelled out the extra money to buy a some with noise cancelling.
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I wear ear plugs in addition to ear muffs at an indoor gun range and the noise is still very loud to me. The sounds of a screaming baby might be reduced somewhat, but not entirely. As info, the Howard Leight over the head ear protectors were very tight on my head and I could not wear them; however, my son wears them without issue.
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They block out a little bit of background noise. They are NOT noise canceling, in the sense that they do not electronically cancel out background noise. They just plug up your ears. I imagine they are less effective at this than earplugs, but they work a little bit.
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Nope - They are designed to cut out noise at higher levels. Solid earplugs are best to cut out noise from birds, footsteps, keyboards (even loud breathing). With these earmuffs you will likely still hear these "quiet sounds". Now if you are around leaf blowers, lawn tractors, heavy machinery, .50 caliber guns, or the like you will be happy with the comfort level that these muffs provide!
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They wouldn't. They would reduce the volume, so perhaps if you can sleep with quiet snoring? Just get a pair of cheap ear plugs which snuff out everything if you want to cancel out snoring.
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You can get custom made ear inserts for sleeping. They fit snugly inside your ear, nothing on the outside that would make an echo noise as you move in your sleep. Look for them at gun shows. Sometimes the companies that make the ear buds for shooting also do the custom ones for sleeping. Good luck.
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They will help but they are more tuned for music. Let in a lot of sound but cut down on the harsh frequencies. I would suggest getting regular foam earplugs for that.
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Unfortunately these do not remove any of the background noise/music. It's irritating for those of us that have hearing deficiencies when the background noise/music is louder than the dialog...not sure why it's so popular to obscure the dialog. Remember when you could go to a movie and the dialog was louder than the background audio...wonder how we suffered through that?
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I put them on and had my husband speak quietly to me. Heard him fine. So, no noise blocking. Ear plugs will probably be your best bet.
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It will depend on the volume level. They are not noise cancelling but do keep out some of the ambient noise. Stay alert and stay safe.
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I don't know. I use these to listen to music at the gym, to drown out the music they play. I also use regular earplugs when I read at the gym because they muffle the sound. You might want to try earplugs.
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No, these will not help you. You can hear everything around, little to no protection at all. I bought 3 sets for same reasons. Try another product.
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Sorry, I don't know about clay shooting. I do know that they muffle the very loud noise of my husband's snoring most of the time. You might look into having custom plugs made. Go to an ear specialist to be fitted.
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i would think they'd do the trick for you. they don't block out everything, but definitely take the "hard edges" off sound. i work in a very noisy office, and since using these, nobody is in danger of getting smacked anymore <grin>
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Hello Belle,These headphones block the sound to a certain level on low volume, but I can assure you that you won't hear anything if you turn them up all the way to the end. So basically they should do the trick I suppose.
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I have used them successfully to block off noise from heavy stompers living above me but they have carpets. I would think it would work because it also takes the edge off of street noise since my room faces the street which has a streetcar going by frequently. Sometimes they almost block too much noise because I can't hear my clock radio's music turn on so I pull them out of my ears slightly. They bring me peace and I can finally sleep soundly!