Hearing protection products are appropriate for many professions and recreational activities, such as musicians, dentists, firefighters, pilots, police officers, construction workers, factory workers, athletes, music instructors, school bands, concert fans, night club employees, motorcyclists, hunters, and traveling by airplane, train, bus, etc.

Some of these products are available as Universal-fit (one-size-fits most) and Custom-fit (manufactured from a mold to fit your ear). An audiologist will make an impression (mold) of your ear. Please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery of the custom-fit product due to mail and manufacturing time.

• Earmuffs are designed for multipurpose use. This product can also be used with foam or solid earplugs to provide dual protection.

• Foam earplugs are disposable, inexpensive and designed for multipurpose use. The material fits the shape of your ear canal. This product can be used with earmuffs for dual protection.

• Flanged earplugs are relatively inexpensive and designed for multipurpose use. Simply place the earplug in the ear canal and the material fits the shape of your ear canal.

• Custom solid earplugs are designed for multipurpose use. An impression of your ear is required for this product. This product can also be used with earmuffs for dual protection.

• Custom musician’s earplugs are filtered to replicate the natural response of the ear canal so you hear high quality sound, it’s just quieter. An impression of your ear is required for this product.

• Flanged musician’s earplugs provide noise reduction while preserving sound quality at an affordable price.

• Custom musician’s monitors provide clarity and crispness to your live performances, while protecting your hearing by reducing ambient noise. An impression of your ear is required for this product. This product is available as a one-way design for entry-level musicians, two-way design which provides excellent low and high frequency response, and three-way design to provide the ultimate clarity required for live performances.

• Foam musician’s monitors provide clarity and crispness to your live performances, while reducing ambient noise levels at an affordable price. This product is available as a one-way design or two-way design.

• Custom conversational earplugs contain a filter which allows you to hear conversations, yet restricting the amount of loud noise. An impression of your ear is required.

• Custom hunter’s earplugs contain a sonic valve which allows you to hear conversations until a gunshot activates the valve to restrict the amount of loud noise. An impression of your ear is required for this product.

• Custom hunter’s digital earplugs allow amplification of conversations and environmental sounds until a gunshot activates the digital chip to restrict the amount of loud noise. An impression of your ear is required for this product. Also, this product uses a zinc air battery.

This product is also available as two universal-fit foam styles.

Some of the above information was found in brochures printed by Starkey Laboratories and Westone Laboratories.

Please contact Texas Center for Hearing Aids for more information and to schedule an appointment for a demonstration of these products.

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