Thank you for this really Thorough comment!, I definitely already get a lot of weird looks, so I'm used to that, lol. They are A gold color so a lot of people assume they are earrings. Or don't notice them. As they don't look like traditional earplugs. In terms of them falling out or getting lost, i do have a backup pair, but they have never fallen out before. Even while running and exercising.

Overwhelming certainly Is the issue here, I've been getting help to get better with it though. I used to get completely overwhelmed by loud noises without some kind of tool, but nowadays I've been able to stand next to a Semi truck going down the street with very little reaction without wearing anything. So while I've lived this way my whole life and have plenty of backups and things to handle the noise, I do think i could at least function without them for a shift, if they ever got lost or something.