I've found that wearing $10 off-the-shelf "musicians" or "high fidelity" earplugs in such spaces helps my ability to hear/understand a lot.
Yes, the stem sticks out, and everyone asks about them at least once, but I usually say something about wanting to "prevent tinnitus" and that it helps me hear them even better and they usually don't ask about it again.
Yes, the stem sticks out, and everyone asks about them at least once, but I usually say something about wanting to "prevent tinnitus" and that it helps me hear them even better and they usually don't ask about it again.