Ear Protection for All Needs
Did you know that hearing loss can be caused due to excessive noise? Prolong exposure to noise can cause permanent impairment. This happens when the hair in ear canal are damaged. To prevent noise induced hearing problems, it’s important to protect your ears. Hearing protection devices help by reducing the sound decibels.
Any sound above 85 dB is harmful. An exposure to 100 dB for over 15 minutes could proof harmful. Therefore, it’s necessary to wear a hearing protection when you are often being exposed to sound range above 85 Db.
If you want to determine whether you need a ear protection device or not’ simply try to evaluate your listening and understanding level during a conversation in noisy environment. If your daily environment includes exposure to noise that is over the threshold limit, you will face difficulty in listening to conversations in one go. For a thorough evaluation, please consult our expert audiologist at HNR Speech and Hearing Clinic. At HNR, we provide Ear Protection for all Needs. Book an appointment with us to meet our hearing aid specialist who can help you to get customized earplugs that fit perfectly in your ear canal.
Just like how you’d wear a seatbelt for your safety, you should wear a hearing protection device to keep your ears safe from hearing loss. Here are some hearing protection devices that can protect your ears by lowering the sound intensity that reaches your ear canal.
Earplugs
Earplugs are made of mouldable foam and can be inserted into your ear canal. Since they are small and built as per the size of your ear canal, they help in give an airtight fitting to your ear canal. Once your ear canal is blocked, you will experience sound at a filtered decibel. Earplugs reduced the sound intensity by almost 10-15 decibels. They are also available in both disposable and reusable form
Visit our audiologist at HNR Speech and Hearing Clinic to get your custom moulded earplugs. We provide ear protection for all needs.
Earmuffs
Earmuffs are soft air cushions that can be worn on your outer ear. They are made with sound-attenuating material and are quite proficient at muffling high levels of sound. Earmuffs can be adjusted using headband.
If you need help to determine whether you need a hearing protection device or which ear protection device is suitable for you, get an evaluation done by our team of experts at HNR Speech and Hearing Clinic.
Semi-insert earplugs
There is another kind of earplugs called as Semi-insert earplugs. They come with a headband that helps it to stay in place. These earplugs do not insert in the ear canal but are placed over the outer ear. Semi-earplugs are not customizable.
HNR Speech and Hearing Clinic offers the Best Digital Hearing Aids and are one of the best hearing aid centers in Hyderabad.
If you have queries about ear protection devices, feel free to call us on 040-42018181 / +91 8237037087 to book you appointment slot. Our expert audiologist can analyse your exposure to damaging sounds and recommend you a suitable ear protection device.