Eli5: Why do earplugs max out at 33db of noise cancelling?

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Eli5: Why do earplugs max out at 33db of noise cancelling?

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33dB of noise reduction is reducing the sound pressure by a factor of 1000. Any more requires you do more then block the ear, you’d need to surround your whole head in dampening foam.

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