navlav8r - cheap foam type ones ( not those soft plastic layered ring jobs) with the cord are great. Throw a few in your case and jacket pockets. Leave them hanging around your neck and you won't even know they are there and they typically offer greater protection than full blown muffs. I have these things everywhere. Once less piece of anything to lug around.

When a country is well governed, poverty and a mean condition are something to be ashamed of. When a country is ill governed, riches and honors are something to be ashamed of
. Confucius