Category Archives: Childrens earplugs

Earplugs for All: Men, Women, Children

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One-size does not necessarily fit all when it comes to earplugs! The good news is there are plenty of choices so everyone’s ears will be protected from permanent hearing loss.

Men’s Earplugs

For the most part, men can use standard size earplugs. Whether you need shooter’s earplugs, sports earplugs, work earplugs or sleep earplugs, there are plenty of choices. For those who need earplugs on a regular basis, reusable earplugs are a cost-effective way to ensure you have protection available at all times. If you are unsure which foam earplugs you should buy, you can purchase Macks and Moldex Sample pack.

ProGuard makes custom earplugs, so even if you have difficult to fit ear canals, you’ll be able to enjoy comfortable earplugs designed specifically for your ears. Continue reading →

Give the Gift of A Good Night’s Sleep!

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Are you struggling to find that certain someone a special gift? For many this holiday season, diamonds, pearls and expensive electronics are a bit out of the price range. That doesn’t mean you can’t purchase special gifts for those you love. You just have to be a bit creative.

How many people appreciate a good night’s sleep? I’m not sure I know anyone who does not, especially if they are parents! Giving the gift of a good night’s sleep is quite simple and affordable!

Start with a nice basket or reusable container (green is in too!). You have many options when filling the basket if you consider all that is required for a good night’s sleep. Let’s start with a few of my favourite “good night” basket ideas. Continue reading →

How to Protect Your Child

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Millions of us are exposed to dangerous noise levels on a daily basis and the situation for our children is not any different. In fact, children’s toys can reach decibel levels nearly as loud as a jet taking off (160 db)! See, they aren’t just annoying but dangerous to boot!

Things are quite a bit different for our kids than they were for us. Speakers are smaller but louder. Technology such as MP3 players, iPods, handheld gaming devices and tons of little “key-chain” type critters that blip and bleep are common in today’s households. Our lives are busier, noisier and even classrooms are noisier today. Continue reading →

Hearing Protection for Tweens?

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Tweens are kids who are in between childhood and “teenhood” ages 8-12. My daughter falls in this category (almost 11). It’s a difficult age as they transition from playing with toys to thinking about boys. And the boys are very much over the “girl’s are icky” stage as well. It’s at this time when we start worrying about the big talks as well as other soon-to-be issues such as avoiding drug use, alcohol etc. We still want them to wear their bike helmets, even though they are more concerned about how the helmet will mess up their hair. Do we really have the time to worry about yet another issue such as hearing loss?

Well, we’d better because with all the noise in their world, many of our tweens could end up with irreversible noise-related hearing loss. They have iPods and other portable music devices, handheld video games and gaming consoles hooked up to surround sound. They will soon be attending more gymnasiums to watch sporting events that can reach very high decibel levels. Rock concerts may be a bit in the future, but with more and more musicians targeting this age group, you may be closer to a Miley Cyrus concert than you think! Continue reading →

Turn It to The Left?

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Hearing loss information from overseas! The American Academy of Audiology has begun a “Turn It to the Left” program to try to convince parents and children to mind the decibel levels of various audio devices and toys.

According to the New York Times article, as many as one in eight children have noise-induced hearing damage, which means that over 500 million children have a disability that could have been prevented. Continue reading →

Earplugs May Save Your Child’s Hearing!

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I’m sure like any parent, you pay close attention to your child’s safety needs. We have rule in our house that requires states ‘If it has wheels and your on it, you better have a helmet on or you lose the wheels!’ As well, I douse them with sunscreen and make sure they take their vitamins every morning.

I do all those things and more to protect my children, but I have to confess that I hadn’t thought much about protecting their ears with children’s earplugs. After all, I’m an 80s child who spent many hours listening to heavy metal bands (yes, my children are familiar with ACDC and more!) and attending loud rock concerts. I never wore earplugs and took my hearing for granted. Continue reading →

Earplugshop in the Guardian

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We were thrilled to read an article in Saturdays Guardian promoting the benefits of hearing protection for children, and the fact they were impressed with Earplugshop made us smile!

Personal shopper, Annalisa Barbieri was asked to investigate earplugs for the children of a family that live near a busy airport, you can read the full article here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/aug/02/personal.shopper.ear.protection?gusrc=rss&feed=lifeandstyle