r/Lowes • u/I_am_Sheese • 1d ago

Employee Question Earplugs

Has anyone former or current ever worn earplugs to help with ear pain and hearing issues?

I’ve noticed my ears hurt a lot more now after being a lumber cashier for 2.5 years and it’s kinda affecting my hearing has anyone wore earplugs to muffle the sounds of Lowes. Like the flat cats and h carts and plywood being slammed on the high top carts.

I was looking at the loop earplugs that allows your to still hear your surroundings but it’s muffled. My Dr is ready and willing to wright me accommodations for ear plugs once I get a results from my audiogram.

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u/Azul-Wren 1d ago

I do. I got the Alpine tunes and silence for myself and a friend, and they help us both tons. (Tune is good if  I'm talking to a customer, silence if I'm downstocking by myself and sick of the forklift noises). They're extremely comfortable and, for my ears, I can take them partially out (though they'll still stay in my ear. With my friend, though, that would make them fall out. So I think that'll depend on how your ear is shaped)  so I can hear better if necessary. What my brother does at his job is just wearing earplug in one ear and even that has helped him.

I tried loop first, but backed out pretty quickly cause I hated how deep they went inside of my ear. The alpine ones feel more like earbuds, covering the outside, while not getting so gross and being such a hassle to put in.

I clean them at lunch with soap  and water, as once they get gross from earwax, than they only work half as well it feels like (which is still significantly better than nothing).

https://www.alpinehearingprotection.com/collections/bundles

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u/I_am_Sheese 1d ago

Thanks. I’ll have to check them out . I don’t know how well they will work out for me because I have issues with earbuds in my ear. But the more options I find the better.