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2. Earmuffs - Wikipedia

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   Two people wearing behind-the-neck earmuffs. Thermal earmuffs are worn for protection from the cold. Because the ears extend from the sides of the head to gather sound waves, they have a high skin surface-area-to-volume ratio, and very little muscle tissue, causing them to be one of the first body parts to become uncomfortably cold as temperatures drop.

3. Chester Greenwood - Wikipedia

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   Chester Greenwood (December 4, 1858 – July 5, 1937) was an American engineer and inventor, known for inventing the earmuffs in 1873. [1] He reportedly came up with the idea while ice skating and he asked his grandmother to sew tufts of fur between loops of wire. [2] His patent was for improved ear protectors. He manufactured these ear ...

4. Hearing protection device - Wikipedia

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   Earmuff style hearing protection devices are designed to fit over the outer ear, or pinna. Earmuff HPDs typically consist of two ear cups and a head band. Ear cups are usually lined with a sound-absorbing material, such as foam. The cups should be fit so that the center of the ear canal aligns with the ear canal opening. [1]

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6. Earplug - Wikipedia

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   Using both ear muffs (whether passive or active) and earplugs simultaneously results in maximum protection, but the efficacy of such combined protection relative to preventing permanent ear damage is inconclusive, with evidence indicating that a combined noise reduction ratio (NRR) of only 36 dB (C-weighted) is the maximum possible using ear ...

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   He also served for 16 years as head of GM’s employee resource group for LGBTQ+ and allied employees. He started as an intern in 1984 and then joined GM full-time in 1986 as an analyst in ...