Six checks decide whether an earplug suits someone who finds certain everyday sounds hard to sit with: attenuation, fit and occlusion, material, discretion, cost per use and when to take them out. Here is how each one measures up, with real numbers.
BOLLSEN works with Roxy Nox as a partner; their Instagram post is a paid partnership. Roxy is a DJ (tech house and techno), a music producer and a label owner, and in her own post she talks about what festival season means for her ears. This article takes her point and turns it into practical,[…]
A guitarist-specific guide to hearing protection: real amp decibel levels at playing position, the SNR that fits guitar, and whether you can still hear your tone with earplugs in.
A practising Munich dentist explains why daily drill noise puts dental professionals at real risk of hearing loss, and how she protects her ears at the chair with Bollsen Life+.
A practical UK buyer guide to the best earplugs for concerts, matched to club nights, festival main stages and front-of-stage volume, so you protect your hearing without missing the music.
A vocalist-first guide to earplugs for singers, covering the occlusion effect, singing in tune with plugs in, and how to pick the right level of protection on stage.
Post-punk, industrial and EBM band XPQ-21 posted about their BOLLSEN earplugs on Instagram on 10 June 2026. BOLLSEN works with XPQ-21 as a partner; their Instagram post is a paid partnership. They wrote that they use them for “rehearsal room, full volume, hours-long sessions”, and added: “If you work in music or spend a lot[…]
German hearing acousticians Camino Akustik tested BOLLSEN earplugs at the Hoodstock festival, then chose to sell them under their own logo. Here is what they look for in hearing protection.
Swimming earplugs are safe for regular use when made from medical-grade silicone and inserted correctly, but real questions about earwax, infection, and pressure deserve real answers. Here is what the evidence says.
Most swimming earplugs fail not because of poor design, but because the ear canal’s natural curve stops them sealing properly. This guide covers the correct step-by-step insertion technique, type-specific differences, and the anatomical reason pulling your earlobe actually works.
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