What is Custom Hearing Protection

It’s important that everyone takes the time to care for their ears. While age-related hearing loss is a condition that affects many people, many end up causing damage to their ears for non-natural reasons, like exposure to loud noises. Even exposure to a single loud noise can cause hearing issues with your ears, and the risks are even more pronounced for people who are routinely in loud environments – for instance, individuals who work in loud environments, musicians and people who go hunting.

In those instances, any level of hearing protection is better than none at all, including off-the-shelf protection that you’ll find in stores. However, it’s best to invest in custom hearing protection. These types of products are custom-made to suit the ear shape and needs of the wearer, ensuring maximum protection.

Who Needs Custom Hearing Protection?

If you’re routinely exposed to loud noises, then you need custom hearing protection. Noises that exceed 85 decibels can be harmful to the ears. Some people, like those who work in construction and industrial environments, are often exposed to noises that are significantly louder than 85 decibels, which means that there’s a risk of damage to your ears. If you find yourself in loud environments like concerts or noisy worksites, then don’t delay – get in touch with an audiologist today and get fitted for custom hearing protection. Your audiologist will fit your hearing protection to your unique ear shape.

Benefits of Custom Hearing Protection

Custom hearing protection offers a wide variety of benefits not provided by standard hearing protection. By working with an audiologist, you’ll have hearing protection that has been specifically designed to help protect against the level of noise you’re exposed to. There’s a difference between protecting ears against 90 decibels and 120 decibels, for instance.

Custom hearing protection is more comfortable than standard options, allowing you to wear it for longer periods. Hearing protection is only effective if you wear it consistently, and discomfort can lead to removing it, leaving you unprotected. Additionally, custom hearing protection is usually made from more durable materials than standard types. This means it will last longer, providing better quality and greater economic value over time.

How to Get Custom Hearing Protection

Your custom hearing protection will be specific to you. For this to happen, an audiologist will take an impression of your ear which will provide exact measurements, which will then be sent to the manufacturer. Once it comes back, you’ll have hearing protection that fits you perfectly and which has been designed with your specific requirements in mind. Your audiologist will show you how to wear your hearing protection and how to care for them properly.

Get In Touch with an Audiologist Today

If you often find yourself in a loud environment, then it’s important to take the time to get custom hearing protection. To get started, simply get in touch with an audiologist. They will help to get you the right hearing protection for you that matches the environment you are in.