I bought a pair of Bose headphones which lets outside noise in! in other words they let you hear the music or listen to the telly without shutting out the rest of the world and even when I'm plugged (Using me h-aids) they are great. Plus you have to let time go by and get used to your plugs the secret is don't listen with your ears but let you brain do the processing.. Takes a little time but it works.. also it depends how good your plugs are of course.. Hope it helps.

As Aye,

Phil.