Well rested, next step… new earplugs !!

I use EarPeace HD, theres other companies offering similar to what these guys do but these are the ones i own.

love them, instead of blocking soundwaves reaching your ear to make it quieter, as you mention above, they actually block the ear and then allow sound to pass through the filter which in turn basically just turns the volume down yet you still get the clarity, thats a dumbed down version of whats happening, but hopefully shows the difference. You can get different filters for them for different volumes too, come in a handy carry case which does bulk my keys up but not too much! Strongly recommend them/this style, i dont really think you need moulded in ears… but i havnt tried 🙂 if this is your profession and will be for the next 20 years, maybe its worth the investment!

I use Elacin ER25’s. Instead of having a small hole where all the sound goes through these have pretty wide tunnels where the sound goes to the ear and a large surface area for the filter. There are lower levels of attenuation as well, but for what I do they fit best.
Consider this as well, can you actually hold a conversation wearing these? Flat attenuation curves are best for music, but not for talking to people. I find it easier to hear people with these things in than without. It’s my only set so I use them for gigs and going out.

The Elacin are optoplasts as well. Even though it damps 24dB on average I can hold normal conversations easily. They provide a rough curve for each damper on their site.

That’s… A lot.
On my gigs I wouldn’t be able to hear pretty much anything and my headphones would be mad at me for days afterwards xD