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2. Earplug - Wikipedia

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   To protect the ears during exposure, the individual can use a head cap, ear plugs, or custom-fitted swim molds. [ 33 ] A 2003 study published in Clinical Otolaryngology found that a cotton ball saturated with petroleum jelly was more effective at keeping water out of the ear, was easier to use, and was more comfortable than wax plugs, foam ...

3. Otitis externa - Wikipedia

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   Avoid swimming in polluted water. Avoid washing hair or swimming if very mild symptoms of acute external otitis begin. Although the use of earplugs when swimming and shampooing hair may help prevent external otitis, there are important details in the use of plugs. Hard and poorly fitting earplugs can scratch the ear canal skin and set off an ...

4. Hearing protection device - Wikipedia

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   Dual hearing protection refers to the use of earplugs under ear muffs. This type of hearing protection is particularly recommended for workers in the mining industry because they are exposed to extremely high noise levels, such as an 105 dBA TWA. [25] [26]} Fortunately, there is an option of adding electronic features to dual hearing protectors ...

5. Do Loop earplugs actually work?

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   Loop’s highest decibel earplug is the Loop Quiet; if you’re looking for something stronger with better noise reduction, consider Mack’s soft foam earplugs $10, which have 33 decibels SNR or ...

6. Personal protective equipment - Wikipedia

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   In 2011, workplace safety complaints were brought against Hustler and other adult film production companies by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, leading to several citations brought by Cal/OSHA. [23] The failure to use condoms by adult film stars was a violation of Cal/OSHA's Blood borne Pathogens Program, Personal Protective Equipment. [23]

7. Surfer's ear - Wikipedia

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   Ear exostoses have been found in many Neanderthals [14] and in Homo erectus (Zoukoudhian Skull X), [15] suggestive of extensive swimming and diving (in colder waters) in these archaic Homo species, [16] adding to the several indications for a semi-aquatic past of our direct ancestors, starting 3 to 2 million years ago. [17]