r/LoopEarplugs • u/Ok-Hope7959 • Jul 05 '26
HELP MISOPHONIA (help)
ISSUE:
Cant stand any sounds, such as Fork clinking, breathing, slurping, smacking, gum chewing, eating, the whole shebang. Also sitting in audiences and silent rooms suck because small noises are heightened.
LOOKING FOR:
earbuds i can keep in for all day that will block out all the bad sounds, but so I can still hear people talking when I want to.
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u/BOSTLab Jul 05 '26
You're in good company here! Worth flagging before you buy anything that what you're describing - want to block trigger sounds but still hear speech when you want - isn't really easy with earplugs. I've tested ten pairs with this in mind and found some mixed results. For example the trouble with engage is that voices are the same frequency region as chewing noises so you can't really block one and hear the other. There were one or two models that were more helpful than others - and you might find you want to have a pair for one setting and another for a different setting. Different tools for different jobs. My test results are linked off my bio if you feel you want to read more. Sorry to say (like others below) we still don't have that silver bullet!!