Alpine FlyFit | Airplane Ear Plugs for Flying Pressure Regulation

I’ve written a similar “glowy” review for Earplanes, but Alpine are even better for me! The rest of this is super long, detailing my contrasting experience with each. Lots of you won’t care, be warned, and don’t be mad at me if you choose to read it all 😂 Bottom line: both work. Alpines are better. Context: I’m pretty well-traveled within the US, but only moderately so via air travel since I drive within 12 hours or so. I probably fly somewhere every 1-2 years. About a decade ago, when I began flying more frequently, I realized I was having excruciating ear pain. My left ear is always worse. Is my pain tolerance the highest out there? Unlikely. Nonetheless, there were a few flights where the pain was so bad, I thought my eardrum burst. Wiped my ear to check for blood. Crying while sitting next to a poor stranger. The pain would eventually reduce but hearing loss would last for over a week. I LOVE traveling, so I scoured the internet and discovered Earplanes first. I used them for a few years, including a trip from Boston to San Francisco to Hawaii and back - a vacation literal years in the making. They reduced my pain and hearing loss by probably 85%. I was SO happy, I remember crying from joy because the getaway we needed wouldn’t be marred by so much discomfort. Unfortunately Earplanes were single use only and very uncomfortable to wear for long periods of time. Their instructions recommended leaving them in for entire flights, but I couldn’t tolerate them for 6 hours at a time. This meant breaking that seal and rendered them less effective when I put them back in a solid hour before landing. They were painful to me, but much better than nothing!!! On a recent Boston to Phoenix trip, I was restocking my Earplanes supply and tried out this brand as well. They’re it for me. Game changer. Super comfortable. So soft. Easy to take out and put back in, and made to do so. (That’s my husbands favorite part so he doesn’t look as controlling when ordering for me from flight attendants because I can’t hear ANYTHING with Earplanes. He uses to get suspicious looks 😂). These did a more effective job of balancing pressure for pain and hearing loss reduction for me. And they’re reusable!!! Huge money saver and a perk for someone kind of crunchy, like myself. They’re going to live in my airplane kit, and I may legitimately buy a backup. All of this said, I did purchase the child size Earplanes to try (perhaps the others are too large and less effective for me). I didn’t even try them, and not sure I will because the price to pay for a product not working well for me is pretty high. In contrast, Alpines completely eliminated my ear pain, and I only experienced hearing loss for maybe 30 minutes before they popped. No meds. Can you tell they’re there? Yeah. You’re wearing earplugs. But they didn’t hurt me. I would HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend these to anyone who had bad ear pain while flying. Whether for work when you need to be in control of your body, or for play when you’re just trying to have a relaxing getaway!! Life’s too short and these are too affordable to just “deal” with that level of debilitating discomfort.

WOW! I just want to say this is the BEST travel related thing I’ve bought in my entire life. I have never enjoyed flying due to the pain the pressure changes brought me, but these earplugs were a game changer! This summer I took 4 flights and a bullet train ride and these earplugs saved me each time! I have to admit I was skeptical upon purchasing, but after using the earplugs on each part of my journey, I am throughly impressed. Takeoff and landing were a breeze as I was totally comfortable and didn’t not feel any pressure changes. I even enjoyed sleeping on my flights (which is rare for me). Overall, I am a big fan of these earplugs and plan on repurchasing when necessary and using them on all my future travel.

These Alpine FlyFit earplugs work so well, especially for pressure changes during flights. I used them for takeoff and landing and they really helped reduce that painful ear pressure and popping feeling. They fit comfortably in the ear and don’t feel bulky or irritating, even when worn for a long time. I also like that they’re reusable and come with a small case, so they’re easy to carry in a bag or pocket. What surprised me most is how much of a difference they made with ear pressure—it felt way more manageable and less uncomfortable than flying without anything. Overall, these are super effective if you deal with ear pain or pressure on planes, and I would definitely use them every time I travel.

Helps prevent ear pressure on flights and comfortable enough to wear under headphones. Highly recommend!

These are plugs are soft, easy to insert and remove and comfortable to wear for hours. It helps reduce the noise of the plane but best of all, I experienced no ear pain for the first time in my life after a flight. I highly recommend and found that using shocks with these provided the ability to watch a movie and block out the background noise.

I've always had terrible ear pain when landing. The first time I used these earplugs they didn't work for me. I learned you have to get them really tight in your ears. The second time I used them they worked well. Ears were still a little plugged, but no pain and my ears were fine shortly after landing. I will definitely continue to use these ear plugs.

3/21/26 Not for me. One thing is, they hardly block out any noise at all. I was on a plane, and could hear every conversation around me. (Not great for sleeping.) As for comfort, they were so comfortable I didn't even know they were there! In fact, a little too comfortable, as I had no idea if they were in right, or were working, since I could still hear everything. Putting them in is hard, taking them out is a little hard (to find the tiny thing to pull), they just didn't work for me. Going back to the good old standby, but that's a bummer too, since you're only supposed to use them twice. (These, I think, are reusable multiple times.)

This is the 3rd time I am buying these. They last a long time. I wore my current set on 12 flights this year. The new ones are to make sure I am ready for future travel. These have been a life saver. I used to get excruciating pain during descent and landing but these earplugs help maintain regular pressure in my ears. No more pain and no more loss of hearing post-flight. I do strongly recommend that you put them in before takeoff and not take them out until you have landed for best protection. You can even still enjoy moves and music as long as you have headphones that fit over rather than in your ears (no ear buds). I highly recommend these for anyone who suffers from ear pain when flying!

Die Ohrstöpsel sind super einfach einzusetzen und angenehm weich, sie unterdrücken Geräusche und helfen super beim Druckausgleich beim Fliegen. Habe ohne wirklich große Schwierigkeiten damit, somit war der Flug mit diesen super angenehm. Hatte auch schon andere Modelle ausprobiert, die aber nicht so gut geholfen hatte, somit kann ich diese wirklich empfehlen:)

Uzun uçak yolculuklarında gerekli, kulak içi tıkaç. Tavsiye üzerine sipariş ettim ve yolculuğumda kullandım. Tıkaçları koyabilmek için küçük bir kutucuk da ambalajında mevcut. Tıkaçlarınızı kaybetmemeniz ve hijyen açısından kutusunun olması güzel bir özellik. Fiyatı diğer kulak tıkaçlarına göre biraz fazla gibi gelse de yıkayıp tekrar tekrar kullanabiliyor olduğunuz için kendini amorti ediyor.

best thing ever. only thing that’s ever worked for me. it doesn’t block out sounds like headphones but it makes the air pressure not cause your ears to pop. it’s small and easy to pack in your bag and looks cute too. wish there was a left and right side division though because i hate mixing which one i used for which and they get jumbled up. it’s washable but i’ll be honest that i bought a new one after because it felt odd after washing and i wore like 8 flights before it needed a wash anyway so already had gotten my moneys worth. i recommend wearing them the whole flight and wearing headphones over them to watch whatever you’d like as it works and that way you don’t have to take them out at all.

Good product.

Me funcionaron muy bien, ya no padezco del dolor de oídos al viajar, cuando voy a salir, es lo primero que tomo, ya no puedo viajar sin ellos, super recomendados.