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2. Hearing protection device - Wikipedia

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   Various earmuff hearing protectors. Sound levels of some daily activities. A hearing protection device, also known as a HPD, is an ear protection device worn in or over the ears while exposed to hazardous noise and provide hearing protection to help prevent noise-induced hearing loss.

3. Hearing protection fit-testing - Wikipedia

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   Hearing protector fit-testing is a method that measures the degree of noise reduction obtained from an individual wearing a particular hearing protection device (HPD) - for example, a noise canceling earplug or earmuff. Fit testing is necessary due to the fact that noise attenuation varies across individuals.

4. 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 ...

5. Hearing Aids With Earmolds Vs. Rubber Domes: What to Know

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   Types of custom earmolds come in a variety of use and styles, ranging from custom musician’s earplugs, swim plugs, sleep plugs, or even in-ear monitors. The material used and specific features ...

6. 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.

7. Ear protection - Wikipedia

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   Earplug; Earmuffs This page was last edited on 30 January 2024, at 20:57 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...