Wish I'd thought about buying new earplugs to have them inspected and used. The noise-cancelling headphones were like vice grips move that Kingler uses, and I couldn't wear them for long. I had the unfortunate pleasure of dealing with another test taker next to me who had restless leg sydrome and was wearing windbreaker pants. So every half hour or so, i'd hear "che che che che che" and would have to clamp my ears down with the headphones of death, because his shuffling was getting me anxious too. kinda like how one person yawns and it becomes infectious. or some people are sensitive to the sight/smell of barf, it it elicits a chain reaction of barfs. ipecac. clam chowder. literally trapped between a rock and a hard place. oh well, I didn't let the noise bother me and happy with my score 🙂
tldr: bring your own earplugs
