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Flare Isolate Earplugs NOW IN STORE Check out video at the end of the post. Try these first of their kind earplugs made from solid metal from Flare Audio Ltd. Comes with three sizes of memory foam tips with each set of Isolate Aluminium earplugs. Reusable and designed for life-long use, ISOLATE® is perfect anytime you want to reduce sound levels. “Solid metal is a good conductor so it has never been considered for use as an ear protector before,” Flare explains. “But what we discovered was that, in order to conduct sound, metals need a direct connection. Without a direct connection,...

EurekAlert! News from the 6th June 2016 Canadian researcher claims hearing problems will grow into a major public health concern as children and teens plugged into headphones with damaging volume levels...     "The researchers interviewed and performed detailed hearing tests on a group of 170 students between 11 and 17 years old, learning that almost all of them engage in "risky listening habits" - at parties, clubs and on personal listening devices - and that more than a quarter of them are already experiencing persistent tinnitus, a ringing or buzzing in the ears that more typically affects people over...

Drums have been around as long as mankind with archaeological evidence of drums dating as far back as 6000 BC in distant places from ancient Mesopotamia to Peru to China. Drums are percussion instruments known as membranophones that create sound by striking an object on a stretched membrane with the box of the drum designed to amplify and tune the sound. Over time drums developed and evolved in many countries and the first modern drum kits became available circa 1930's in New Orleans, USA.  Drums are today one of the most popular instruments to take up and while many kids and adults...

From Radio NZ 9th March 2016 Australian rock band AC/DC is postponing the rest of its American tour after singer Brian Johnson was warned he was going deaf."  The band members posted a statement on their website saying doctors had advised Johnson to stop touring immediately or "risk total hearing loss". They said they would likely perform with a guest vocalist in rescheduled shows later this year. Johnson, 68, has been the lead singer with AC/DC since 1980. The news is the latest in a series of setbacks for the band. Former drummer Phil Rudd was convicted last year in...