Do you wear earplugs when you swim?https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/11680/do-you-wear-earplugs-when-you-swimHello everyone, I am curious to know who here wears earplugs when they go swimming. I only ask because I have to wear an earplug in my right ear when I go swimming, and it is probably the most annoying and frustrating thing that I have to use. I amen-USTelligent Community 12RE: Do you wear earplugs when you swim?https://community.usms.org/thread/189650?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 28 Feb 2014 05:24:38 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7e086ad7-9b1a-4103-b6e8-68c052f91a74Rich B.Barracuda earplugs I have found are very effective at keeping the water out and while they do not amplify sound they block it to a degree but not completely.<div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Do you wear earplugs when you swim?https://community.usms.org/thread/189591?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 27 Feb 2014 12:30:28 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:0ac6dc33-449f-42a0-a759-1283b8646232Former MemberThank you orca1946!! That helps a ton!<div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Do you wear earplugs when you swim?https://community.usms.org/thread/189533?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 27 Feb 2014 12:29:58 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:1744713b-2450-4819-8dab-9f4f85cf607aFormer Memberarthur, that is a great idea! I might just do that with my headphones as well. I will look into how it could work with swimming. Thanks!<div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Do you wear earplugs when you swim?https://community.usms.org/thread/189501?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:10:19 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:3350d661-ce32-4798-907e-cb7b1d0113fbFormer MemberI don&#39;t have experience with this, but if you had a waterproof hearing aid, you might be able to put a modified ear plug over it, like in these two, similar tutorials for earbuds: <a href="http://imgur.com/a/ccvbr">http://imgur.com/a/ccvbr</a> <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5347245/make-comfortable-noise+isolating-earbuds-for-less-than-a-dollar">lifehacker.com/.../make-comfortable-noise isolating-earbuds-for-less-than-a-dollar</a> Some vaseline might also help.<div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Do you wear earplugs when you swim?https://community.usms.org/thread/189490?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 27 Feb 2014 05:56:28 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7f52898e-2ecd-448a-be40-e934525e6461orca1946I will pass this on to our swimmers. Thanks<div style="clear:both;"></div>