Success! New plugs in my ears. These were surprisingly easy to put in actually. They're only slightly bigger than the blue acrylics I had in, but they're taperout out on both ends, so that took a little tugging and coaxing. But they're in now and quite comfy. And the fact that they don't need o-rings and are made of buffalo horn ought to keep my ears nice and clean for a much longer time. That's the design on the front, the back is just plain. I like them a lot and I've been waiting very patiently to get them in, and now that they are, I'm quite excited. So much so that I'll actually be sad whenever I take them out to put in the turqiouse plugs I have