I use those bright orange foam ear plugs, which usually manage to muffle not-too-loud sounds. I've never heard of blue tac, but if they're better than the foam ones, I'd definitely give 'em a shot. *goes to google*

I KNOW RIGHT. D: I wanted to find-and-replace every "loose" for "lose", but I was reading on my Kindle and just had to settle for a minor eye twitch and move on. X3