My advice to whoever doesn't like earplugs is get used to them. I know several middle-aged guys that are constantly cocking their head around to favor the "good ear", and saying "what" alot. Took me a while to get used to jacket in near 100* Florida heat, not to mention full face helmet.
If you get regular off the shelf plugs, don't get the ones with the highest db rating, all you want to do is kill the wind noise.