earplugs

[DIANE HOFSTETTER]

Hi Cy,

You were at my friend's workplace!  Ann Anderson, audiologist and member of 
National Hearing Conservation Association.  She is interested in pianos, we 
had long talks about her buying one, perhaps by now she is your tuning 
customer?

The earplugs you are speaking of have similiar attenuation to the ones I 
sell.  The biggest difference is that they have to be placed deep into the 
ear canal to be effective.  They are one size fits all, since they are 
flexible material.  However, I got an earache from wearing them the first 
time because my ear canal is smaller than most (means my ear resonates at a 
higher frequency).

The earplugs I sell are called canal caps, they block the entrance to the 
ear canal.  They come in different sizes so that they are comfortable.  They 
have about the same attenuation as the ones you describe.



Diane Hofstetter





>From: "Cy Shuster" <charter1400@charter.net>
>Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: earplugs
>Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 06:24:31 -0500
>
>I was walking through the Mayo Clinic here the other day, and stopped by 
>the
>audiology department to see what they recommend.  They have 20db musician's
>earplugs that reduce frequencies equally across the spectrum.  There are
>three or four rounded sections on a small flexible supporting shaft.  These
>run about $25.  I didn't get any, so I can't tell you the brand.  They do
>the custom molded plugs for $100, that have the changeable filters.
>
>--Cy Shuster--
>Rochester, MN
>
>
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