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 <h3> My recommendations </h3>
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-<center>'''Not recommended: SilentEar silicone earplugs'''</center>
-<center>[[Image:IJ 14.jpg]]</center>
-As part of my quest for good earplugs, I also gave the silicone [http://earplugstore.stores.yahoo.net/silnatrubear.html SilentEar]
-plugs a try.  The same site which sold me the assortment of foam plugs
-recommends the silicone plugs highly.  Plus, they're reuseable, so
-they're more of a one-time investment.  For less than $20 for the size
-assortment, I figured it'd be worth a try.
-As I'd expected, I needed the medium size in my left ear, and the
-large in my right.  They were a little strange to insert, since they
-have a slick surface compared to foam plugs, and they need to slide
-into place.
-A quick test fitting at home seemed to show promise, so I left them
-in and got my helmet on to go for a test ride.  I had brought my old
-trusty 3M 1100s with me, just in case.  Almost as soon as I got my
-helmet on, the right plug developed a "leak" and I could hear at full
-volume again from that ear.  I pulled off my helmet, and seated the
-plug again.  I got the helmet on without incident, but before I'd even
-started moving, the plug was "leaking" again.  I stopped 500 yards down
-the road and swapped to the 1100s.
-It seemed that even the slightest jaw movement would dislodge one
-or both of the plugs.  When they were seated and sealed, they seemed
-promising.  Unfortunately, they unseated again so quickly that there
-was really no point in pursuing them.
-Based on my own experience, I do not recommend these plugs.  They
-might be worth a try, but it seems like the chance that they'll happen
-to fit you exactly right probably isn't worth the price of admission:
-for about the same price, you can get a box of 200 pairs of good foam
-earplugs which are much more likely to fit and seal every time.
-</td></tr>
-</table>
 Any of the high-scoring plugs in this comparison seem like a fine
 choice.  I really like the Howard Leight packaging, which makes it easy
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 Copyright 2005-2006 by Ian Johnston.
+====SilentEar silicone earplugs====
+[[Image:IJ 14.jpg]]
+As part of my quest for good earplugs, I also gave the silicone [http://earplugstore.stores.yahoo.net/silnatrubear.html SilentEar]
+plugs a try.  The same site which sold me the assortment of foam plugs
+recommends the silicone plugs highly.  Plus, they're reuseable, so
+they're more of a one-time investment.  For less than $20 for the size
+assortment, I figured it'd be worth a try.
+As I'd expected, I needed the medium size in my left ear, and the
+large in my right.  They were a little strange to insert, since they
+have a slick surface compared to foam plugs, and they need to slide
+into place.
+A quick test fitting at home seemed to show promise, so I left them
+in and got my helmet on to go for a test ride.  I had brought my old
+trusty 3M 1100s with me, just in case.  Almost as soon as I got my
+helmet on, the right plug developed a "leak" and I could hear at full
+volume again from that ear.  I pulled off my helmet, and seated the
+plug again.  I got the helmet on without incident, but before I'd even
+started moving, the plug was "leaking" again.  I stopped 500 yards down
+the road and swapped to the 1100s.
+It seemed that even the slightest jaw movement would dislodge one
+or both of the plugs.  When they were seated and sealed, they seemed
+promising.  Unfortunately, they unseated again so quickly that there
+was really no point in pursuing them.
+Based on my own experience, I do not recommend these plugs.  They
+might be worth a try, but it seems like the chance that they'll happen
+to fit you exactly right probably isn't worth the price of admission:
+for about the same price, you can get a box of 200 pairs of good foam
+earplugs which are much more likely to fit and seal every time.