3M Earplugs Settlement Moves to Final Resolution
3M is preparing to resolve litigation regarding faulty earplugs it produced which resulted in hearing loss and other serious injuries.
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Phonak Focuses on Custom-made Hearing Loss Protection with Serenity Choice™ Plus
Phonak is celebrating Better Hearing & Speech Month in May by announcing custom-made hearing protection. With Serenity Choice Plus, clinicians can offer patients the same high-quality filter technology found in ready-to-wear Serenity Choice hearing protection with the added benefits of a custom-made device.
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Researchers Improve Earplugs’ Efficiency
The results of the study show that the area of the ear canal called the "first elbow" is closely linked to noise attenuation by earplugs.
ASHA Provides Fireworks Safety Tips for Fourth of July
Many traditional Fourth of July festivities can reach potentially dangerous noise levels. Fireworks and firecrackers can be as loud as 150 decibels—louder than a jackhammer or jet plane takeoff.
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ASHA Provides Fireworks Safety Tips for Fourth of July
Many traditional Fourth of July festivities can reach potentially dangerous noise levels. Fireworks and firecrackers can be as loud as 150 decibels—louder than a jackhammer or jet plane takeoff.
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UnitedHealthcare Launches Hearing Website, UnitedHealthcare Hearing
UnitedHealthcare Hearing brings together EPIC Hearing Healthcare, a provider of hearing health benefits, and hi HealthInnovations, a home-delivery hearing healthcare company.
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WorkSafeBC Releases New Safety Bulletin About Noise in Service Industry
Regular exposure to noise levels above 85 decibels (dBA) can cause permanent hearing loss in unprotected workers, yet studies have found pubs and nightclubs in Vancouver and Victoria regularly exceed that during a regular shift.
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Custom Earmolds and Plugs: A Formula of Area Over Love
This may sound like a cheap romantic novel or a new soap opera but “area over love” is an important acoustic principle that rears its romantic head in a number of clinical scenarios that are encountered, almost every day.
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3M to Pay $9.1 Million Settlement for Selling Defective Earplugs to Military
As the result of a whistleblower lawsuit, 3M has agreed to pay $9.1 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly sold its dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2 (CAEv2) to the US military without disclosing defects that hampered the effectiveness of the hearing protection device.
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'JAMA' Study Shows Men Attending a Music Festival More Likely to Experience Temporary Hearing Loss
During the past two decades, the frequency of hearing loss among young people has increased and going to music concerts, clubs, and festivals may be part of the reason. Noise-induced hearing loss because of recreational noise exposure may be reduced by using earplugs.
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‘JAMA’ Study Shows Men Attending a Music Festival More Likely to Experience Temporary Hearing Loss
During the past two decades, the frequency of hearing loss among young people has increased and going to music concerts, clubs, and festivals may be part of the reason. Noise-induced hearing loss because of recreational noise exposure may be reduced by using earplugs.
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3M to Provide Earplugs and Headsets to US Army for Hearing Protection
The US Army has accepted two 3M™ products to equip soldiers with hearing protection and auditory situational awareness, 3M, St. Paul, Minn announced.
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AXIL Launches Earplug Crowdfunding Campaign
AXIL has launched its new XP Defender and XP Reactor earplug crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter with options for the mainstream market, the company announced.
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Vibes Founder Jackson Mann to Appear on “Shark Tank” January 27
ABC’s Shark Tank will feature Vibes Founder Jackson Mann on January 27th at 9:00pm/8:00pm Central. Vibes is a producer of high-fidelity earplugs designed specifically for live music and entertainment.
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House of Blues Promotes Hearing Health for Music Fans
House of Blues, a national chain of live music concert halls and restaurants, has announced the addition of Vibes Hi-Fidelity Earplugs to their list of product offerings for music fans at all their locations to help promote hearing conservation.
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Music Festival Producers Strive to Protect Fans’ Hearing
Danny Wimmer Presents, an independent music festival producer, announced a partnership with Vibes Hi-Fidelity Earplugs, which are designed to protect the hearing of live music fans. Vibes earplugs are being given to all VIP ticket-holders at the Louder Than Life music festival on October 1-2.
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US News & World Report: Unsafe Earbud Use Leads to Hearing Loss
According to an article in US News & World Report’s Health Care/Patient Advice column, unsafe earbud use can potentially lead to irreversible, noise-induced hearing loss. Nearly half of teens and young adults in middle- to high-income countries don’t practice safe listening with personal audio devices.
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BHI Advises, Pack the Earplugs to Enjoy Summer Concerts
According to BHI, research shows that earplugs not only help music-lovers avoid post-concert “ringing in the ears” (tinnitus), but also the temporary hearing loss that can occur after exposure to loud music or noise.
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