Yes I have heard of Westone – they make good ear monitoring products. With Elacin they license their range of ER hearing protectors, so in your case your audiologist will probably get Westone to process your ear impression and make the silicon cutom fit sleeve but the filters themselves will be from Elacin.

In my opinion Elacin filters are the best, I have tried others but general flatness and performance of them have been great – so I would go with what she has offered you. Just confirm you are getting the Elacin ER15 filters.

15db as per my review, is the best performance / compromise attenuation for general use – it is prefect for loud concerts and still allows enough through to use in situation where you still have to communicate with people around you. I would suggest trying out the 9db as in your case they may suite you better, if you have the budget why not just buy both filter set and then you can swap them at will – most of the licensed Elacin produced hearing protecters have changeable filters. The filters themselves will be much cheaper than the $165 you have been quoted.

Depending on your ear size, they should not be noticed. If you get them made in clear silicon – then no one will notice you are wearing them – they are very discrete.

Good luck..

I live in Kansas in the USA. I stumbled upon your site while trying to learn more about hearing protection/filters.

I teach elementary Physical Education. This year marks my 22nd year of doing so. The noise is getting to me.

I was tested yesterday. The audiologist told me that I have no hearing loss. Cool. She also recommended that I consider custom fit filters like the ones you reviewed – the best known product is Elacin’s ER range FlexComfort hearing protectors.

She works with a company called Westone. Have you heard anything about their products. She told me that it would cost about 165 bucks to get a set. And, ironically – she also recommended a 15 dcb filter as in your above mentioned review.

Would you still recommend the one that you reviewed above? Outstanding review by the way. Did they look ‘nerdy’ when they were in your ears, or were they hardly noticeable?

I can’t retire for at least 10 more years. And, I don’t see myself changing careers (I’m 46 years old and have a wife and 3 young daughters – ages 3, 5 and 7). So, I’m kind of trapped by the ‘golden ceiling’ concept.

Any info you can share about this topic (hearing protection/filters) would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much,

Dean Welsh

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