Hearing hazards in the industrial environment Working in an industrial setting exposes you to many different hazards. One of these is hearing loss due to prolonged exposure to high decibel noise. Unfortunately, many people with hearing loss are under the mistaken impression that noise and work are two sides of the same coin, so you have to live with it.

They couldn't be more wrong; hearing impairment results from prolonged exposure to too much sound. If you're willing to follow some life-changing habits, you can safely maintain your hearing. This way, you can enjoy things like listening to music, having trouble-free conversations with family and friends, and listening to your children or grandchildren laugh.

Industrial noise comes mainly from the constant noise emitted by machinery. Usually, the same machinery and equipment produce the same amount of noise. So the number of machines running determines the overall amount of noise. Since there is no way to proactively reduce noise, or reduce the normal 8-hour working day, a pair of earplugs that are easy to use and effective in reducing noise to a safe level is needed.

Regardless of the principle of noise reduction, earplugs' effectiveness in preventing external noise from leaking into the ear canal will affect their effectiveness. Therefore, the best noise-reduction product is a custom-made earplug that fits each individual's ear and ear canal shape. However, due to financial difficulties, lack of access to custom earplugs, and the inability to try custom earplugs in real life, we decided to develop a new "Ready-To-Use" industrial earplug, following these three guidelines below.

To Use The ACS PRO Filter
The ACS PRO series is a set of EU-certified filters with years of real-world customer experience. With the PRO, you get the best noise reduction possible.

Get The Most Out Of The ACS PRO Filters
For the PRO filter to work optimally, the earplugs must be well-sealed to the ear canal and comfortable to wear for long periods. Our years of experience in addressing our customers' hearing protection needs have shown us.  One of the most common reasons people still don't wear earplugs, even in dangerous, noisy places, is uncomfortable.

A Way to Upgrade The Soteria to Custom Earplugs
To help customers get the most out of their purchase of hearing care products. Customers who purchase Soteria's work earplugs can order an empty pair of custom earplugs. We will then remove the Soteria earplugs' filters and return them to the customer for use in their new custom earbuds. This way, the customer can maximize his hearing protection costs and gradually get the most effective hearing protection possible.

Soteria uses the same PRO filter found in the ACS PRO custom earbuds. PRO filters provide proper hearing protection for woodworking workers, metalworking/manufacturing, forging, construction, mechanics, marine engineering, HVAC, aviation, motorsports, even dentistry, and many other industrial activities.

ACS has produced hundreds of thousands of custom earplugs over the past 25 years. We understand that there are big differences in the ear canal's diameter and significant differences in its length. You can imagine how challenging a standard single 2 or 3-ring earplug to satisfy the need for comfort and seal in the ear canal in the image below.  We designed the Soteria's with an unusual shape, combined with five different ear tips to fit a wider variety of ear canals.

The Soteria's triangular shape makes it easy to grip, even wearing gloves; it is also easy to rotate and orient the earplugs to fit deeper.  The large outer cap allows easy pushing of the earplugs into the ear canal as needed. The plastic casing and easy-to-remove silicone ear tip also allow quick and easy cleaning.

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