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thoughts on the safety of that wrt firealarms / home security?

Also similarly for parents? (kids/baby crying)

I've mostly been YOLOing it so far, but worry that once I'm not single (no kids) it won't be acceptable.

Having been using earplugs sleeping for the past three years, you will definitely hear things like alarms. Even our babies crying will consistently wake me up. With our baby, when it was my time to rest, having earplugs made a huge difference in terms of sleep quality.

I think you'll still hear any relevant alarms. Earplugs are better than nothing, but really aren't fabulous at blocking noise the way eye-masks are.

For hearing-impaired people, there are alarms based on flashing and vibration which you could look into if it's a concern.

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