Flare1

When you jump do you leave those end-caps open or closed?

Thanks all, I just noticed on the posts that a few issued warnings about not being able to equalize etc. I'm not concerned anymore. I won't wear the silicone variety or put hot glue in my ears. Not to go off on a tangent but of all human senses, noise seems to have the biggest differential of what is perceived vs what is actual. In short, if we all touch something hot we will most likely all react in a similar way but a person can be in a dangerously noisy environment and they may not realize it. Thanks again for the responses.

I've read through every post I can on hearing protection and jumping. I'm about to start AFF training, but let's forget about wearing earplugs during training for a second (not going against instructor guidance). Once I'm out on my own I really want to wear the garden variety foam earplugs since I already have partial hearing loss and a nice case of tinnitus. The main question i have is there appears to be conflicting views/experiences of dealing with pressure changes while wearing them in freefall. Is it rolling the dice where one person could have no problems and another rupture an eardrum all else being equal? I am going to do it regardless at least once as a test but I would like to know if there is any generally accepted rules or thoughts. For the record my audiologist THINKS foam plugs would be fine. Thanks.