Earmuffs | Earplugs | Semi-Aural Protectors

 

US/Canadian Published Attenuation and Trademarks for E•A•R Products
Device		U.S. EPA NRR*	CSA Class	Octave Band Attenuation Data (dB)**
					125	250	500	1000	2000	3150	4000	6300	8000
Earplugs
E·A·Rsoft™FX Shaped Earplugs		33	AL	Mean	40.8	40.8	43.6	41.8	37.9	45.2	47.6	49.0	46.8
				SD	2.9	3.5	4.0	3.8	2.6	2.8	3.5	3.8	4.3
E·A·Rsoft™ Neons™, Neon Blasts, and SuperFit		33	AL	Mean	38.4	40.3	43.2	41.8	38.6	45.0	45.7	49.6	47.3
				SD	4.8	4.8	5.0	4.0	2.6	3.3	3.3	4.0	3.5
E•A•R Shrooms™	(2-size)	27	AL	Mean	34.7	35.4	36.3	35.6	35.7	38.3	38.0	41.8	41.5
				SD	3.8	3.9	3.8	4.3	3.2	4.5	4.5	5.9	4.4
E•A•R® Classic®		29	AL	Mean	37.4	40.9	44.8	43.8	36.3	41.9	42.6	46.1	47.3
				SD	5.7	5.0	3.3	3.6	4.9	3.0	3.1	3.5	2.7
E•A•R® Classic® Small (Amigo)		29*	AL	Mean	29.5	35.3	42.2	42.7	36.5	43.4	44.0	46.1	47.6
				SD	5.3	5.7	5.6	5.0	4.0	3.6	3.9	4.4	4.0
E•A•R® Classic® Plus (Grande)		33	AL	Mean	37.7	43.0	47.0	43.7	38.2	44.5	45.4	49.1	48.4
				SD	4.9	4.7	3.3	3.4	3.6	2.8	3.6	4.4	4.4
E•A•R® E-Z-Fit™		28*	AL	Mean	35.6	36.9	39.0	37.5	35.1	42.3	44.9	47.7	48.7
				SD	5.8	5.0	4.6	5.9	3.0	2.6	3.3	3.4	4.5
E•A•R® TaperFit® 2	(2-size)	32	AL	Mean	36.4	39.1	41.7	40.7	38.1	44.5	45.9	48.4	48.1
				SD	3.6	2.9	3.4	3.5	2.8	2.0	2.3	3.2	3.7
E•A•R® EXPRESS® Pod Plugs®		25	AL	Mean	31.6	32.1	32.2	36.9	35.7	37.0	35.7	38.7	40.5
				SD	4.3	4.6	4.8	4.0	3.3	3.3	4.2	5.1	3.4
E•A•R® UltraFit®		25	AL	Mean	28.5	30.0	32.9	33.5	34.9	40.4	41.9	42.7	44.6
				SD	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.0	3.6	5.4	5.1	3.3	4.1
E•A•R® Tracers™	corded	25	AL	Mean	28.5	30.0	32.9	33.5	34.9	40.4	41.9	42.7	44.6
				SD	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.0	3.6	5.4	5.1	3.3	4.1
UltraTech® 12		12	C	Mean	14.5	15.3	16.9	18.9	22.5	23.0	19.8	22.3	24.6
(E•A•R™ Hi-Fi™)				SD	3.8	2.8	2.5	3.0	3.4	3.0	2.8	2.9	2.6
UltraTech® 16		16	C	Mean	18.9	20.0	21.2	21.9	25.4	25.5	22.6	25.1	26.4
				SD	2.7	2.8	2.2	2.8	2.9	2.7	2.8	3.1	3.3
E-A-RLink® Series 3 Eartips w/Classic		25	AL	Mean	33.3	34.4	34.5	35.0	33.1	39.6	39.4	43.3	43.7
earplug in opposite ear(test data per S12.6-1984)				SD	5.2	4.9	5.0	4.3	4.2	2.9	3.4	4.6	3.6
Note: UC (Under-the-Chin); BH (Behind-the Head); OH (Over-the-Head)
*Amigo and E-Z Fit earplugs tested in medium and small-sized ear canals only.
All NRR Testing is performed in a National Voluntary Lab Accredited Program (NVLAP) accredited lab.

 

US/Canadian Published Attenuation and Trademarks for E•A•R Products
Device	Position	U.S. EPA NRR*	CSA CLASS	Octave Band Attenuation Data (dB)**
					125	250	500	1000	2000	3150	4000	6300	8000
Semi-Inserts
				SD	3.9	3.7	4.2	3.9	4.6	4.0	3.2	4.3	5.4
E•A•RFlex™ 28	UC	28	BL	Mean	35.3	34.5	36.4	34.0	36.4	43.2	45.5	47.9	46.3
				SD	6.3	5.2	3.9	3.5	3.2	3.6	3.1	4.4	4.4
ReFlex™	UC	25	AL	Mean	32.7	32.8	34.2	35.2	38.2	45.5	45.5	49.0	48.2
				SD	4.2	5.5	5.7	5.7	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.7	4.1
ReFlex™	BH	25	AL	Mean	32.5	32.9	34.1	36.3	37.8	44.7	45.1	46.2	46.3
				SD	4.6	5.1	5.6	5.9	4.5	4.0	3.4	3.2	3.6
ReFlex™	OH	25	AL	Mean	32.6	31.2	31.8	35.0	36.9	44.1	44.6	47.3	46.7
				SD	4.6	5.2	5.4	5.4	3.4	4.3	3.9	4.2	3.7
UltraFlex™	UC	27	AL	Mean	40.0	41.3	43.6	39.4	37.3	39.2	39.6	44.0	46.2
				SD	5.7	6.2	6.6	5.4	4.0	4.7	6.2	6.1	5.6
UltraFlex™	BH	24	AL	Mean	39.7	40.1	43.8	40.1	37.6	39.4	39.8	44.8	47.2
				SD	8.8	8.9	8.9	7.5	6.3	5.9	6.4	5.7	3.8
UltraFlex™	OH	24	AL	Mean	38.6	39.3	42.0	38.0	36.5	37.4	36.9	43.0	45.8
				SD	6.8	7.4	7.1	6.5	4.0	6.2	7.3	6.2	4.3
TracerFlex™	UC	27	AL	Mean	40.0	41.3	43.6	39.4	37.3	39.2	39.6	44.0	46.2
				SD	5.7	6.2	6.6	5.4	4.0	4.7	6.2	6.1	5.6
TracerFlex™	BH	24	AL	Mean	39.7	40.1	43.8	40.1	37.6	39.4	39.8	44.8	47.2
				SD	8.8	8.9	8.9	7.5	6.3	5.9	6.4	5.7	3.8
TracerFlex™	OH	24	AL	Mean	38.6	39.3	42.0	38.0	36.5	37.4	36.9	43.0	45.8
				SD	6.8	7.4	7.1	6.5	4.0	6.2	7.3	6.2	4.3
CABOFLEX®	UC	20	BL	Mean	28.7	28.3	28.0	28.6	32.2	42.1	44.3	47.2	44.6
				SD	6.8	6.3	5.8	4.9	3.7	3.2	3.8	3.9	5.7
E•A•RCaps®	UC	17	BL	Mean	22.7	21.1	19.4	21.1	31.1	37.7	38.1	40.1	39.2
				SD	4.4	4.1	3.3	2.5	3.1	2.4	2.5	3.8	4.2
Note: UC (Under-the-Chin); BH (Behind-the Head); OH (Over-the-Head)
All NRR Testing is performed in a National Voluntary Lab Accredited Program (NVLAP) accredited lab.

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