First thing; there's no such thing as a 'quiet' full face helmet. Some are just less noisy than others Wear ear plugs always; the wind noise will slowly destroy your hearing, no matter what helmet you wear.

I've had great luck with Alpine MotoSafe Race ear plugs, they're very effective at cutting out the wind noise. The Race plugs are hard to find locally, the source I get them from is in the U.K...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Alpine-Moto....c100005.m1851

 

Not a conventional solution but I use Shure SE series in ear monitors (ear buds). They're double duty for me: noise reduction & entertainment/navigation. I don't always pump audio thru them (from phone) but I do always wear them.

 

Passenger w/ big hoots

That..., or a box of foam plugs from a big box store - cheap..., fit..., work - and should you lose em..., easily replaceable

Ghost

 

I tried the surefire ep-10s and they were nice, but I keep going back to the foam plugs because they get the job done for the least money. I bought a box of three years ago and haven’t even used half of the box yet.

 

Earbuds and the musics

 

The E.A.R. style compressible foam ear plugs and similar products are very effective and almost as good as the OTH (over the head) ear protectors. Wear them with any style helmet to help prevent noise induced hearing loss.

 

Full face ... i still wear plugs. Hearing loss occurs at 85db over and extended period and you are not immune to this level even with a full face.

You wont find hearing protection that is less quiet. If you do, its not called hearing protection. Stick with the construction Foamies. Any thing less than this is likely useless and although you may hear more...you wont be protected against the 85db threshold during hwy riding cause of the wind.

dr.bigbadpoppa

 

I have found by FAAAARRR the BEST are these. Flents at NRR 33 the HIGHEST u can get.

Been riding 11 yrs over 300K miles and I ride DAILY. LOVE IT. THESE I wear every day. See below. Avaiable at Walmert super cheap! Thing is....most everyone does NOT know how to wear them. See the video link below too my friend.





This is the vid on how to use them.


BuzzCap7

 

Foam ear plugs are great, but they need to be inserted correctly to get the maximum benefit (see post #9). I use a bunch of different brands, all which work great- 3M, Pura-fit, Hearos and Macks. The only plug I can wear without requiring tweezers for removing is Pura-Fit (nice and long). I also have a couple of helmets that have excellent ratings for noise control. The damage is done for me- ringing, buzzing, hissing 24-7. Could always be worse though. Glad your heeding the warning of the ringing ears! Good luck.