A foam earplug for reception at least partially within the ear canal and including a body portion formed of resilient foam plastic material having a multiple open cell structure and having a size and shape for at least partial reception within the ear canal. A transdermal material having a particular beneficial action, and with an outer layer of the foam earplug infused with the transdermal material so that the benefits of the transdermal material is in transdermal contact with the ear canal. One example is a humectant material and, specifically, a moisturizer/lubricating material, for providing an increase to the lubrication and moisturizing in the ear canal. A second example is where the beneficial action is provided by systemic distribution such as a sleep aid, i.e., Melatonin, so that, when the earplugs are worn during sleep, the earplugs will provide a sleep aid to the wearer.

A fillable soft medium ear protector, which is used to place inside human ear canal, including a guide portion, a first fill portion disposed adjacent to the guide portion and provided with a first holding chamber, a second fill portion disposed adjacent to the first fill portion relative to the guide portion and provided with a second holding chamber, and a hollow passageway that extends between the first and the second fill portions. The hollow passageway passes through two connecting passages that respectively connect with a first and a second holding chambers. In addition, valve bodies are respectively provided between the first and the second holding chambers and the two connecting passages, thereby preventing a soft medium from leaking from the respective holding chambers. The two connecting passages enable a soft medium to respectively enter the first and the second holding chambers to form filled states therein.

The potential to develop disturbing tinnitus may result from repeated unprotected exposure to loud sounds such as rock concerts, machinery, automobile traffic, and crowds at sporting events. Older adults, especially above the age of 50, may be more susceptible to tinnitus resulting from pathologic conditions in the inner ear apparatus. The present device is designed to electronically reduce stressed hearing during the auditory insult and to return to normal function when the insult is removed. No manual adjustment by the user is necessary between these phases. This device is miniaturized to allow wearing it in the outer ear canal during periods of sound excesses and removal at other times. Unlike prior auditory aids, this one acts to block loud noises without the need to remember to place or activate auxiliary devices such as ear plugs to protect against or compete with potentially destructive external factors each time an insult is encountered.

An earpiece including an intra-auricular support, a projection element coupled thereto, and a flexible body disposed thereon and inside an external ear canal of an ear, and a moldable earpiece material moldable about the intra-auricular support to conform to the auricle of an ear and curable to provide a fixed configuration of the earpiece.

An ear plug earbud tip device is provided. The device is comprised of an inner core positioned within an outer body, wherein the inner core has an opening that receives and mechanically snaps onto a tip of an earbud and allows sound to flow through the inner core and into the ear of a user. The inner core is surrounded by an outer body that surrounds an earbud body. The outer surface of the outer body may be comprised of a protrusion that secures the body within the ear of a user. During use, the shape of the device eliminates or reduces harmful background noise from entering the ear canal of a user.

A device (2) for insertion into an ear canal of a mammalian subject defines at least one sound path (16) therethrough. The second path (16) has an attenuating arrangement (14) therein which has a first configuration having a first level of attenuation and a second configuration having a second level of attenuation, higher than the first level. The attenuating arrangement (14) is such that upon application of an electrical control signal thereto, it is caused to change between the first and second configurations. The attenuating arrangement is stable in both first and second configurations such that the attenuating arrangement only draws electrical current from a power source when changing between the first and second configurations. The device further comprises a receiver (36) for receiving a command signal (34) from outside the device such that receipt of the command signal (34) causes the electrical control signal to be applied to said attenuating arrangement.

An attachment for a device for generating an airflow or for dispensing a fluid, which attachment is adapted to be inserted at least in sections into an external ear canal of a human or animal ear. The attachment has a connecting piece for connecting the attachment to the device for generating an airflow, and has a guide vane of tongue-like design with a guide vane base for guiding air flowing out of the device for generating an airflow via the connecting piece.

An ear protection device (10) to fit in a user's ear comprises an inner core (20) of non-compressible rigid material which is a metal or ceramic, and a compressible and resilient suspension layer (40), covering at least part of the inner core (20), for suspending and cushioning said device in a user's ear. The suspension layer (40) may comprise memory foam. The materials of the inner core (20), and of the suspension layer (40) differ very significantly in their characteristic impedances, so sound transmission from one material to the other is inhibited, and sound propagation through the ear canal is very largely prevented.

A foam earplug for reception at least partially within the ear canal and including a body portion formed of resilient foam plastic material having a multiple open cell structure and having a size and shape for at least partial reception within the ear canal. A transdermal material having a particular beneficial action, and with an outer layer of the foam earplug infused with the transdermal material so that the benefits of the transdermal material is in transdermal contact with the ear canal. One example is a humectant material and, specifically, a moisturizer/lubricating material, for providing an increase to the lubrication and moisturizing in the car canal. A second example is where the beneficial action is provided by systemic distribution such as a sleep aid, i.e., Melatonin, so that when the earplugs are worn during sleep, the earplugs will provide a sleep aid to the wearer.

A hearable system can comprise eartips for hearing protection, instrumented earpieces for measuring exposure to continuous and impulse noise, head impact, and blast while also providing hear-through and wireless communication capabilities, and a monitor for recording exposure data, transmitting communications, and warning of exceedances. Introducing motion sensors for impact detection to an in-ear noise dosimeter enables methods for rejecting false noise exposure events. The pressure sensitivity of the motion sensors used for impact detection also enables blast measurement, with the different frequency characteristics of impact and blast events being used to distinguish between the two when calculating exposure metrics. Deriving both pressure and motion from a single sensor offers an attractive solution for an in-ear earplug, earpiece, or hearable capable of measuring noise, impact, and blast exposure.