Hearing Protection

Ear Molds for Hearing Instruments

Custom ear molds are required for some behind-the-ear (BTE) and receiver-in-the-ear (RITE) style hearing instruments. If ear molds are required for your hearing instruments, impressions will be taken of your ears. The impressions will be sent to an ear mold lab and used to custom design the ear molds for you. This process takes approximately two weeks.

Ear molds come in different materials and styles depending on the degree of hearing loss. They are also available in different colors.

Swim Plugs

Custom ear plugs for swimming can be made for people who need to be careful not to get water in their ears. A variety of colors are available. If you need customized ear plugs, impressions will be taken of your ears. Your audiologist will then ask if you have a color preference and then send them to an ear mold lab. It takes approximately two weeks to receive your swim plugs.

Sudden or prolonged exposure to loud noise can damage your hearing. Hearing protection is extremely important for anyone who is regularly in a high-noise environment; including construction workers, factory workers, target shooters, motorcyclists and musicians. In addition, hearing protection should also be worn when around lawn mowers, loud engines, power tools, rock concerts and other loud noises.

You can purchase universal “one size fits all” noise protection at many stores, but custom noise plugs offer maximum protection and a comfortable fit that is designed specifically for your ears.

There are special musicians’ ear plugs for those who play instruments or are around loud music. They attenuate the overall sound by a certain amount of decibels while allowing the range of frequencies to filter through so you hear all the parts of the music. You can choose what filter you want in the ear plugs depending on your specific needs.

If you have a need for hearing protection or musicians’ plugs, impressions will be taken of your ears. The impressions will be sent to the ear mold lab. You should receive them in approximately two weeks.