For those who must wear their ear plugs daily, custom molded ear plugs offer a number of advantages. First, custom ear plugs provide a much more comfortable fit because they are molded specifically to fit the unique contours of your ears. Second custom molded ear plugs will provide a more consistent level of protection because they can only be inserted one way, so they always fit correctly. By contrast, universal fit ear plugs require more care to get them properly seated, and if you do not get them positioned just right, you can experience protection that is completely inadequate. Finally, custom ear plugs will ultimately save you money because with proper care, your custom ear plugs can last for years. The most common reason users buy replacement custom ear plugs is that they have lost one or both of them. The second most common reason for replacement is their dog ate them (no kidding!)

The specific custom ear plug models we suggest for face to face communications in high noise environments include our top pick, the Westone Defendear Industrial Convertible. Defendear Industrial Convertible ear plugs give you a choice of full or filtered protection. Just move the neck cord anchor points any time you want to switch.

Other great choices include the Westone ES49 Musician ear plugs, Westone Tru, and Perfect-Fit CMP. All provide the user with a choice of attenuation level through user changeable acoustic filters, so you can change to a higher or lower attenuation acoustic filter if you need to adapt to a different noise level situation. All of the custom ear plugs that are equipped with acoustic filters enable you to have face to face conversations much more easily than you can with any kind of solid ear plugs, while still providing you with the hearing protection you need.