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CalRoberttoday at 4:20 AM3 repliesview on HN

Smoke detectors are another reason


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bityardtoday at 1:14 PM

You will never not hear a smoke alarm while wearing ear plugs.

They are effective at attenuating noise, ineffective at eliminating it.

jaggederesttoday at 6:02 AM

Luckily smoke detectors and true (loud) emergencies seem to punch right through without any issues.

Zetaphortoday at 4:34 AM

I wear ear plugs every night. The disposable foam ones are good enough to prevent me from being woken up by my partner getting ready before me, but I would most certainly hear a fire alarm. I'm laying in bed right now with them in and I can still hear the fan pointed at me. They significantly reduce low-mid range frequencies, but they're not 100% soundproof