Customized hearing protection

Horend Goed is the expert in custom hearing protection. We provide the perfect personal protection for your ears in any situation, whether at work, swimming, motorcycling or just sleeping. Our otoplastics are also excellent for children! Make an appointment today.

Why hearing protection?

We often don’t think about it, but there are many situations in which we can suffer hearing damage. We see the numbers increasing, especially among concert and festival goers, in construction, among handymen, motorcyclists and among fireworks victims. You sometimes hear “the louder the better,” but nothing could be further from the truth: direct hearing damage can occur from as little as 100 dB! Hearing damage is irreversible, so it is important to realize when you are at risk and take appropriate measures. This can be done with universal hearing protection, but if you use it more often, we recommend custom-made hearing protection. It is more comfortable and provides better protection.

This is how we customize your hearing protection

The process is simple and in case you are afraid of it: it doesn’t hurt at all! We begin by looking inside your ears. We do this with an otoscope or videoscope. With a videoscope, you can see for yourself on a screen what your ears look like inside.

If everything is fine, you will be given a small soft cotton ball in your ear, followed by an impression material. You will not feel this, at most it is a little cold. We leave the material in place for 5 minutes, then remove the impression. If the impression is successful, we let it harden further and the hearing care professional finishes and adds your personal touch, such as glitter or pictures. Finally, we lacquer them, and then your hearing protection is ready.

Normally, you can pick up your hearing protection the very next business day. You do need to do this yourself so that we can check that they fit properly and explain how to put them on and take them off.

What colors are they available in?

Our custom-made hearing protection can be made in as many as 10 different colors. You can even choose a different color for each ear:

Red

Blue

Green

Yellow

Orange

Purple

Pink

Black

White

Transparent

Further personalization of your hearing protection

In addition to color, we offer something unique at Horend Goed – the ability to further personalize your otoplastics with glitter and pictures. You can choose from hundreds of colors and shapes to make them completely your own. The possibilities are endless. You can also opt for a lanyard so that you or your child will not lose them.

Swimming plugs, sleep plugs or hearing protection

Swimming caps

Swim plugs are a form of hearing protection. They are special earplugs that serve to keep water out of your ears, thus preventing an ear infection. Of course, they also stay afloat! They are ideal for children in swimming lessons and adults who do a lot of water sports.

Want to have swim caps custom made? Then come by during our swim cap walk-in! Every Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and every Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. you can just drop in on us without an appointment.

Sleeping plugs

Sleep plugs are secretly not actually hearing protection. After all, they don’t protect your ears from hearing damage. But they are very convenient, because these earplugs ensure a good night’s sleep by muffling ambient noise. They are made of high-quality silicone and can be fitted with a special filter if desired.

Hearing protection

This is actually the collective name for all earplugs that provide protection against hearing damage. Think of concerts, festivals, in industry, while doing odd jobs, while riding motorcycles…. They can be made of high-quality silicone or acrylic and fitted with various filters, depending on the situation. Of the same type of filter (flat or high-pitched), these are often even interchangeable, making this hearing protection multifunctional.

Types of filters and damping value

Our custom hearing protection comes equipped with a professional filter suitable for your needs. There is a choice between a flat filter, a filter that attenuates evenly over all tones, or a high-tone filter, specially made to attenuate the high tones. Within those two types, in turn, you can choose the attenuation value, up to 33 dB SNR. The same type of filer, flat or high-pitched, is often interchangeable. So, for example, you can take a flat filter of 15 dB SNR for in the pub, and take a flat filter of 33 dB SNR for at festivals and then use them in the same hearing protectors.

How long will my hearing protection last?

For adults, if properly maintained, hearing protectors last 2.5 years. This is more difficult to say for children, as their ears change as they grow. It is important to have new hearing protectors measured when they no longer seal or fit comfortably.

For storage and maintenance of your hearing protection, please visit our webshop, your hearing care professional will also advise you on this during your visit:

Examples of our custom-made hearing protection

What does custom hearing protection cost?

You already have a set of personalized earplugs starting at €30. These are our current prices: