About / FAQ's

Spares are high-fidelity earplugs, meaning they lower the frequencies that cause hearing damage, TTS and Tinnitus without muffling sounds you want, and often need to hear. Unlike foam and all-silicone earplugs that muffle and distort sound, Spares maintain clarity while protecting your hearing.

Insert gently into your ear until the silicone cup forms a seal with your ear canal. There’s no need to push them deep into your ear - just a snug fit will do. If the sound is blocked or muffled, you've pushed them in too far.

The Noise Reduction Filter Chamber ensures clear sound while the Acoustic Filter reduces harmful frequency levels.

Unlike traditional cone-shaped silicone plugs, there’s no need to pull back on your ear to insert them. Simply seat your Spares into your ear and tap them gently into place.

Yes! Spares are designed for comfort and can be worn for extended periods at concerts, events, motorcycle rides, and more.

While it is advised that throughout the day you give your ears a break and let them 'breathe' - Spares can be worn for the full show, without discomfort.

No. That would be what a foam or all silicone plug does, and is most likely what you are used to experiencing with other ear plug brands.

Spares reduce damaging frequencies without blocking important details. You’ll hear music and voices, and in the case of riders - traffic - just as you would without them in, but the harmful frequencies reach your ear at a safer reduced level to protect your hearing.

How long To Receive My Order?

After placing your order with Spares, it will be dispatched within 1-2 business days. For customers located in the U.S, you can expect to receive your order within 5 business days by USPS.

Please note that shipping times may vary based on your location, weather and holiday mail schedules.

Cleaning is easy. Use warm water to rinse and a soft dry cloth to wipe down the individual parts of your ear plugs. Let them air dry to ensure no water is within the filter or earpiece.

Store your Spares in the case they arrived in. Keep a pair in your instrument case, handbag, backpack or just in your pocket for the moment things get loud.

The NRR (Noise Reduction Rating) is a measure of how effective hearing protection, is at reducing the level of noise that reaches your ears. It is commonly expressed in decibels (dB).

1. Higher NRR Rating: A higher NRR rating means that the hearing protection device is better at reducing noise. For example, Spares offer an NRR of 30 dB, they are more effective at blocking out noise than most earplugs with an NRR of 20 dB.
2. Noise Reduction: The NRR rating tells you how many decibels the noise is reduced when you wear the hearing protection correctly. So, if you're in a venue with 102 dB of noise, and you wear Spares with an NRR of 30 dB, the noise you hear while wearing them would be reduced to around 72 dB - well within the range of hearing that damage doesn't regularly occur.
3. Real-World Protection: Keep in mind that in real-world situations, the actual noise reduction you experience may be less than the NRR rating suggests. This is because individuals may not wear the protection perfectly, and volume doesn't always come at a consistent level or frequency.

The NRR rating describes a way to measure how effective hearing protection is at reducing noise. It's important to use the protection correctly to get the full benefit.

Yes! It's parenting done right! We encourage you to have a pair for your children, especially if you are taking them to places with higher than reasonable volume levels. It is of great importance to both protect your child's hearing, and to educate them on the importance of doing so.

Part of why we created Spares was for hearing protection made for our youth, where other brands didn't provide quality options at affordable prices.

While we aren't sure why it's necessary to have to mention this - do not put Spares in the unattended ears of toddlers or individuals who don't understand that Spare Plugs do NOT go in your mouth. Small metallic items present a choking hazard, and we strongly recommend that if you wouldn't allow the person to, as an example - hold a knife unattended, do not put Spares in their ears and leave them unattended. Children will eat anything small and pretty, and Spares are both small and pretty.

We designed the only earplug you’ll ever need. While other brands stack two, three, or even four silicone nubs in an attempt to block out sound, we engineered a Noise Reduction Filter that simply works—no need to swap out rubber tips every time your environment changes.

We know the frustration of earplugs that constantly fall out, get sweaty, or just don’t work. That’s why we created Spares—a small, discreet, and comfortable earplug that reduces harmful noise levels while preserving the sounds you actually want to hear. Whether you’re at a concert, on a plane, on the job, or walking through the city, Spares delivers.

No gimmicks. No unnecessary attachments. Just one perfectly designed earplug that does the job—without the hype.