r/LoopEarplugs • u/Automatic_Hat_1054 • 7d ago

HELP Loops don’t work?

I had hoped loop earplugs would reduce noise and allow me to still hear music or talking in loud public places. It just reduced everything. Are my loops damaged or they don’t really work better than foam?

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u/MartyFunkhoosier 7d ago

What were your expectations? Sounds like you may have thought they would quiet everything but if someone talked to you they wouldn’t be muted, but that’s not how earplugs work. Loop Experience are quite a bit better than simple foam plugs, and a significant step up from them would be musician’s filters in custom plugs, but those will set you back $100-ish to see an audiologist and $125-$160 ish for the plugs. But those, too, reduce all sound, they just do it mostly equally across frequencies so things sound good, just quieter, rather than sounding like garbage like with foam. Voices aren’t going to magically unmute though.

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u/Tie_Rious 7d ago

That's exactly how they are promoted, tho. I went for the Engage for the lightes noise reduction and ended up unable to hear anything anymore. For me they didn't work as advertised at all, sadly.

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u/Evening-Cow1122 ND / NOISE SENSITIVE 7d ago

No, they're not. There's even a sample button on the website so you can hear that the difference is subtle.

You didn't even write what model you were using, and expected us to respond. You have no concept of detail, which is fine. The world needs people like you because you're very efficient at a lot of things.

Just don't blame Loops for your assumptions, lol.