Drums and ear protection

Sesh

My 14 y.o. daughter plays drums. I'd like to protect her ears. Can anyone recommend good ear protection? A quick search on what's available shows me there are lots to choose from and I don't know what I should be looking for.
Cheers.

Funkfingers

Short answer:
For now, the disposable in-ear type. The sensible way to purchase these is in bulk.

Once your daughter stops growing, consider getting proper fitted in-ear monitors.

Grunfeld

Sesh said:

My 14 y.o. daughter plays drums. I'd like to protect her ears. Can anyone recommend good ear protection?

Etymotic ER20 do a small size.  She'll be good with those, I use the regular size -- they take at least 12dB off which is enough to protect and still retain a lot of clarity, AND you can use a single pair for dozens and dozens of gigs:  quick rinse in warm soapy water cleans them perfectly.

guitarfishbay

I have Vic Firth drum headphones for recording, they’re basically ear defenders with headphone drivers in. They also do the ear pads but without headphones - they’re basically ear defenders with Vic Firth written on the sides.

The isolation easily beats typical off the shelf in ear earplugs, but they can clamp fairly hard. You get used to it though.

Sesh

Thanks everyone for the input. I think I'll get those etymotic ones and see how she gets on with them.

mrkb

Or look at the ACS Pacatos - similar to the er20s but easy to put in and less obtrusive