Custom Ear Plugs and Hearing Conservation
Custom ear protection or custom earmolds are devices that offer
preventative care, helping you take care of your ears when you engage in
activities that have a potential to cause temporary or permanent damage
to your ears or hearing. Musical instruments, sports equipment,
construction tools, heavy machinery and firearms
often produce sounds at a loud volume or specific frequencies. People may
experience high levels of noise directly as part of their occupational or recreational
activities, or passively due to environmental factors. Prolonged exposure to
such loud sounds can lead to both short-term and long-term damage of the ears.
Short-term damage could be in the form of temporary threshold shifts, where the ears
become less sensitive due to acute shock to the hair cells. During this phase, all sounds
temporarily appear to be dull or muffled, and the person regains normal hearing after a
few hours.
Long-term damage can occur in the form of a permanent threshold shift
(noise-induced hearing loss), eardrum perforation,
loss of speech clarity or chronic onset of tinnitus.
Activities such as swimming and diving can cause infections and fullness due to water
ingress into the ear, chemical exposure and pressure changes.
We offer a range of custom earplugs or ear defenders to help you with
protecting your ears in noisy conditions, swimming, music and orchestra, or any other
purposes or communicative needs where generic ear tips are not adequate.
Custom earplugs are beneficial in protecting your hearing from extreme noise while
simultaneously preventing sound leaks, maintaining clear sound quality,
providing comfort while wearing and prevent slipping of devices form ears.
All custom earplugs come in a wide range of colours and are made of silicone
that is flexible, soft and skin-friendly.
Musician Earplugs
Musician's earplugs are designed to attenuate all sound frequencies by a specific
sound level. The earplugs include one pair of sound filters of your choice with
a noise reduction rating of 9dB, 15dB or 25dB. You can also purchase additional
pairs of noise filters along with a new pair or to replace those on an existing
pair of earplugs.
Cost: $300 + HST per pair, includes one set of filters
Swim Earplugs
Custom swim plugs come in a variety of colors and are also available in floatable
model. Swim plugs protect your ears from infections, ear irritation, water lodging
in the ear canal and ear fullness due to pressure changes.
Cost: $250 + HST per pair
Noise Earplugs
Noise plugs help protect the ears from damage due to excess noise exposure
during activities like construction, sports, concerts and firearm use (e.g. hunting).
They offer better protection against extremely high noise levels and do not have
variable noise reduction.
Cost: $250 + HST per pair
We strive to provide you with the best clinical care and services
for your hearing needs. You can find our clinic policies and relevant administrative
and operational guidelines on our
Policies page.
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