How to Stop Hearing dogs Barking

Sealing Yours Ears for Protection Against Noise Pollution of Barking

No More Annoying Barking Noise Menacing Your Ears to the Limit!

A friend of mine came to visit me from another country last week. She, knowing my fight against obnoxiously annoying barking dogs, brought me a little gift. A highly welcoming present!

What was it?
Silicone balls.

What???
Yes, Silicone balls.

Silicone balls to be molded into an in-ear, as a sound blocking plug.
I had no idea they existed. But, what a blessing! Silent nights indeed!

Been myself using them every night for a week now and getting no irritation in my ears at all, unlike the in-ear soft foam plugs from 3M that I could not use for more than two nights in a row, now I can sleep much, way much better.

Mine came in a packet of four units, from where you take one for each ear. Slowly and carefully put the ball in my ear, pressing lightly but firmly. Fold in the excess so that it creates a good fit, blocking out many undesirable sounds, or at least reducing them to a very low level. Just take care not to press too much to let it go too deep into the ear canal.

Done.

No need for a doctor to do it for you.

You don’t have to prepare chemicals, get your hands dirty, spend a lot of time, no, nothing like that. Just take it out of the packet, put in your ear, press it, enjoy the silence!

Go to bed, have a nice night of sleep and when you wake up next day just take it out by pulling it from your ears and save it for the night. Simple like that.

Sure, you may as well use them all day if you stay at home. You will start feeling your thoughts!
The gel-like, Hypo Allergenic and Non-toxic, can be used for an indefinite amount of times, says the package. Only when starting to lose their physical properties like color and ability to fit and hold well into your ears, than you should change them.

The silicone balls I got turn to very similarly what you see in the pic above, although mine is translucent, no color or closer to white, just like the one below. Ah, and no earrings either, please.

These are almost exactly like mine.

Sure, it is not ‘us’, the affected victims, who have to change our behavior or our lives or just buy new stuff to protect us against the by-products of criminals, in such case, barking noise. However, in some situations we can not help, specially when ‘help’ takes a long time to come.

Silicone Balls Block 100% of All Kinds of Noise, Right?

Be aware that it will NOT block 100% of the noises, much less barking, which is by the way a combination of numerous frequencies, named toxic noises. The closer the noise is, the more you will hear it as well (duhhh). If a mutt is barking just beside your home, like one is right now, it will not have its annoyance completed eliminated just reduced, as the impact will be less damaging. Anyway

The benefit is that you can have a much more peaceful day life and night sleep, for several and several days and nights in a row. That friend is using hers for months already, after being tipped by another friend who is a pharmacist and informed her of this invention, let’s call it this way.

Those in-ear-anti-barking plug protectors:
- Do not block alarm clock sounds, they are too close. I tested.
- Do not block fire/security alarms, they are too loud. I tested.
- Do not block cars horns/ambulance/police/firefighters sirens when you are driving, they are too loud. You should Not use them when driving anyway, ever. It’s illegal in many places as well. I didn’t even have to test.

Benefits:
- You now can read a book.
- You now may enjoy your backyard without those overly loud barking noise.
- You now will feel like the barking dogs accros the street are actually in another neighborhood.
- You now can concentrate better while you work on the final details on that lawsuit against the barking dog neighbour.

The point is: They help us while we are working on a definitive solution on the part of the dog lover. Simply because a crime is already being committed.

So, does it mean I’m quitting my fight against yelling canine beasts? Not at all.

It Should Not Be Us the Victims Who Should Change Our Daily Lifes

That's absolutely correct.

The problem remains that this form of protecting ourselves should not be necessary. Unfortunately, some times we have to do what we can, not what we want (something that ODORs fail miserably in understanding). Me too wished to live in an improved world right now but doggists do not allow me to. At least not for now when I’m/We’re working on that.

That statement also does Not exempt dog owners to respect others, be civil, obey the laws. Much less that we will have to accept their famous excuse: “You should use ear-plugs!”.

And we should vigorously rebuff when the pro-barkers try to make the case that because earplugs exist, they don’t need to be sensitive to our need for peace and quiet. Because they still DO.

Again, In-ear-anti-barking-protection earplugs are just for our momentarily relief, as well as just one tool in my arsenal. They help me think even better.

You lose, ODORs (Obnoxious Dog Owners.)

Where Can I Buy Them?

I couldn’t find the exact model in the USA but you can find a more or less similar here, where you can make a ‘permanent mold’, of course discarding the phone part.

Also, there are some from Insta-Mold, like Insta Putty Silicone Earplugs, but I’m not knowledgeable of them or their products. If interested, for any product you choose, you may first contact your pharmacist or an audiologist.

I was gifted with two packets, eight units, so I have ‘protection’ for some good time at least. Anyway I am going to find some alternatives.

Almost forgot: the price.
Each package, which includes four silicone balls, costs around US$8.
Yes, eight dollars!

Always remember: We must continue to fight the noise pollution of barking!