Custom Ear Plugs from Memorial Hearing in Houston

Protect Your Hearing with Custom Ear Plugs

Memorial Hearing is a private audiology practice that has grown through the personalized experience of each of its valued patients. Dr. Elly Pourasef and Dr. Crystal Wiggins have a wealth of experience in a variety of settings. The compassionate staff take pride in providing a place where the patients are the priority. Each and every patient is given all the time they need to ask questions and discuss options.

 

Hearing & Ear Protection

Prolonged exposure to loud noises over time can damage your ears, with partial hearing loss that can be irreversible as the result. Some professions are known for the loud noise they expose workers to, such as construction, airport workers, and recording artists. But almost everyone is exposed to loud noises now and then. Hobbies, like working in the shop creating things or recreational shooting/hunting create dangerously loud noises that can be harmful if you do not protect your ears.

There are many other specialty situations that may call for a particular custom ear plug, such as sporting activities such as swimming. Whether you are in a spin or aerobics class at your gym where they usually have the music blasting or you are enjoying a concert or a sporting event- wherever there is noise exposure, do your ears a favor by getting the best possible protection for them from a Houston hearing specialist like Memorial Hearing.

Various Kinds of Custom Ear Plugs & Their Uses

Just like ears do, custom ear plugs need to come in a range of sizes and shapes if they are to perform well. Most people are familiar with cheap drugstore ear plugs that are basically a little more than a cylindrical piece that has to be manually inserted a particular way (which most people don’t do properly as it is) offers very minimal protection, if even inserted correctly in the first place. When you get a custom ear plug, it has been shaped to match the precise contour of each of your ears for the best fit and maximum noise protection.

Custom ear plugs can be hard or soft depending on the type, and can be optimized for high noise environments or to offer more modest protection. For situations where it is necessary to protect against loud noise but where people still need to be able to communicate, such as in a recording studio or a dental office, special filters may be used to preferentially eliminate certain sounds.

Benefits of Custom Ear Plugs

Custom ear plugs can be used for a variety of applications. Whether your goal is to suppress loud noises or to keep water out of your ears while swimming, having them molded to the exact shape of your ear provides many more advantages.

Here are five that we feel are the most notable:

• Increased Comfort

For anyone who has tried in vain to keep store-bought ear plugs in their ears, they will notice an immediate benefit to having a custom fit product instead. If it is more comfortable, it is more likely to be used often and for prolonged periods of time. Having a comfortable fit makes protecting your hearing much easier and more pleasurable.

• Effective Protection

A loose fit like that of disposable or non-custom ear plugs will allow sound to penetrate to the eardrum, inviting the potential for damage. Additionally, if ear protection isn’t comfortable, the wearer will hesitate to use it. A custom ear plug is molded to fit the ear canal and other parts of the ear for a secure fit and more effective protection.

• Improved Sound Filtering

If your partner has trouble breathing at night, snoring can be a problem. Custom plugs can really reduce the unwanted noise, whether it’s snoring, loud machinery or equipment, or something else that needs a reduction in sound. While disposable, over the counter ear plugs can block sound as long as they are worn properly, they filter sounds from frequencies that will leave the sound muffled, including voices. Custom made ear plugs with filters can be set to filter sounds evenly so that the distribution of sound coming in will sound natural, just reduced in volume, improving clarity over non-custom hearing protection.

• Superior Quality

Musicians/professionals who are working with high-decibel sounds are at the greatest risk for hearing loss, so it is critical that they consistently use high-quality hearing protection. When used daily, you need a device that will stand up to frequent wear and cleaning without sacrificing effectiveness, comfort, or clarity. Having quality, custom-made ear plugs from Memorial Hearing gives you the added advantage of having a remake if the fit is not exact.

• Cost Savings

When you compare the cost of buying, throwing away, and rebuying other OTC plugs, custom ear plugs are a bargain. The cost over a year of daily wear can easily exceed that of the cost of custom protection. When the average expected life of 4 to 5 years or more is factored in, it can be 20% to 25% of the cost of disposables.

Why You Should Come to Memorial Hearing for Custom Ear Plugs

At Memorial Hearing, we take the time required to understand your particular needs to determine the best custom solution. Impressions can be taken for your earplugs by our Houston audiologist, Dr. Elly Pourasef, in our office and we provide excellent follow-up care and a remake service to ensure any devices you get from us are always fitting precisely as they should. We can also test your hearing if you are concerned that you may already be experiencing hearing loss.

If you are concerned about hearing damage, custom earplugs are a click or tap away when you schedule an appointment with Memorial Hearing in Houston, TX. You can also call for an appointment at (832) 981-5062

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OUR PATIENT REVIEWS

“Dr Elley is the bomb!! I brought my husband in bc he has trouble hearing and her ear irrigation machine cleared him out in minutes!! She was kind, professional and thorough. And did I mentioned the amazing coffee bar in the waiting area and the esthetic of the office! So beautifully decorated I felt like he was in for a luxury experience and she did not disappoint! Five stars all the way around, staff and doctor are A+!!!!“

— Kristin J-C.