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Adobe Hearing Center,
located in Tucson, Arizona, makes custom earmolds to meet a variety
of needs. Custom earmolds offer comfort and durability, and are
available in an assortment of colors.
To order custom earmolds,
the audiologist takes impressions of your ears and sends the
impressions to Westone Laboratories, the world's largest manufacturer
of custom made products for the ear. The molds are ready in approximately
two weeks. A fitting appointment is scheduled to ensure that
the molds fit properly and to provide instruction on the proper
insertion, removal and care of the molds.
Floatable custom swimmolds
are ideal for anyone who wants to keep water out of his/her ears
while swimming, bathing or showering. Swimmolds are particularly
useful for children who have pressure equalization tubes in their
eardrums due to frequent ear infections. AquaNots swimmolds by
Westone are available in 11 vibrant colors. For a unique color
blend order Swyrls, and have up to three colors custom mixed into
a bright rainbow. Swimmolds can be ordered with handles for easy
removal, or a cord, to keep the pair together. A handy wrist pouch
is also available.
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Noise molds are recommended
for anyone who needs protection from
loud noise exposure. It doesn't matter whether the noise exposure
is brief and intense (example: a gun shot) or sustained (example:
a power drill); noise exposure can cause permanent hearing loss.
Custom-fit noisemolds are comfortable to wear for long periods
of time, unlike many other methods of ear protection. Noise molds
are available in different materials, depending upon the amount
of noise reduction required. Your audiologist will recommend specific
noise protection to meet your needs. Listed below are some of the
practical uses for noisemolds:
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Factory
Work |
Target
Shooting |
| Construction
Work |
The
Home Shop |
| Car
racing |
Snoring |
Musicians need to hear
the music, with all its subtleties, and need to hear themselves in
relation to the music. How are they able to protect themselves from
excessively loud sound, while meeting these needs? Traditional earplugs
are an inadequate solution to the musician's challenge, because they
typically provide maximum attenuation (reduction) of sound, without
regard to frequency.
Fortunately, Westone
Laboratories has devised a sophisticated earmold to accomplish
these goals. Westone's ER-15 and ER-25 musician molds contain
filters which are designed to match the ear's natural response,
enabling the user to hear speech and music clearly, but not as
loud.
But musicians are not
the only people who benefit from musician molds. Musician molds
are ideal for anyone who needs to be able to hear speech, and,
at the same time, needs to block out loud noise. The following
professions have benefited from musician earmolds:
Musicians
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Industrial
Workers |
Sound
Crews |
| Dentists |
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Disc
Jockeys |
| Recording
Engineers |
Industrial
Workers |
| Airplane
Pilots |
Band
Teachers |
Train
workers |
Truck
Drivers |
Firemen |
Personal monitors are
the state-of-the-art solution for handling sophisticated listening
requirements when background noise is present, particularly among
professional performing musicians. These custom molds are equipped
with single or dual drivers covering a frequency range from 20Hz
to 18KHz. In addition to reducing background noise by 25decibels,
these molds eliminate feedback, help reduce vocal fatigue and reduce
on-stage noise levels. They are compatible with most personal monitoring
systems and headphone amplifiers. Literally hundreds of notable
musicians and performing groups use Ultimate Ear.
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Visit
the Ultimate Ears Website for more information: www.ultimateears.com
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Disclaimer: The information provided
on this website is for informational use only and is not intended
to be used as a substitute for evaluation, consultation or diagnosis
by a licensed physician or licensed audiologist. Further, it
is not intended to be all-inclusive. Always consult with your
audiologist and primary care physician regarding matters related
to your hearing.
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