Taking care of your hearing is essential for your overall wellbeing. At Audiologists Hearing Center, our team of experts recognizes the significance of protecting your ears. We understand that exposure to loud noises, whether from work, leisure activities, or everyday surroundings, can harm your hearing. That’s why we provide a range of customized hearing protection solutions to keep your ears safe. Using advanced technology and our knowledge, we assess your unique needs and recommend the best options for you. Our goal is to help you enjoy the sounds of life while safeguarding your hearing for the long term.
Custom Earplugs
Generic and custom earplugs were created to accomplish the same task. They protect your hearing, regardless of your profession, hobbies or active lifestyle. Generic earplugs have adopted a one size fits all mantra for the wearer. As a result, the fit will never be perfect or able to provide full protection from noise exposure. Just like noise cancelling headphones, it is a night and day difference in how it filters out sound.
Custom earplugs are made specifically to fit an individual’s ear canals. This is beneficial for the initial fit, and perfect when you have ear canals that are a different size. With a full seal in place, custom earplugs can fully utilize special features that makes each model unique. Sleeping earplugs completely muffles outside sounds, while swimming earplugs prevents water from entering the ears. Earplugs made for high speeds in vehicles reduces wind buffeting for personal and professional driving. For gun users, shooting earplugs have a special feature that kicks in to lower the sound of gunfire without affecting environmental awareness. In short, custom earplugs are the most functional piece of ear protection you can get other than hearing aids.
Musicians’ Earplugs and Monitors
An artist that strives to make great music has to take certain risks. In the recording studio, tracks are played repeatedly until the sound is just right. At a live concert, wedges are used onstage so that the band can give their best performance. There are flaws to each of these, and that is why musicians’ earplugs and monitors were created.
In studio volumes sometimes reach max levels as the producer makes edits to the tracks. Musicians’ earplugs were made to protect hearing by normalizing loud sounds without affecting the integrity of the music. This is a big deal when several settings in the booth need to be adjusted on the fly.
When the band is performing live, in ear monitors completely replace the need to have speakers onstage. Monitors are better functioning wedges that fit directly inside of the performer’s ears. This means that artists can hear the music exactly as it is being played. As an additional benefit, there is less setup time, more stage space and better control of the volume in each ear.