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Garry Gordon

Violin Channel INTERVIEW | Tom Trones on Minuendo’s Lossless Hearing Protection Earplugs

The acoustic earplugs provide high-quality, no-loss sound for musicians and live music lovers The Violin Channel recently discussed the revolutionary hearing protection earplugs for musicians with Tom Trones, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer from Minuendo. Tell us about the special Minuendo hearing protection earplugs for musicians. When and where were they invented? Minuendo was founded in Oslo, Norway in 2018 to commercialize three years of research at one of Europe’s largest research institutions, SINTEF. We started off with some fundamental technology but

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workplace magazine article about workplace hearing protection
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Garry Gordon

Workplace Material Handling & Safety

Situational Awareness In the Workplace By Garry G. Gordon, Contributor With over 36 years experience working with industrial, recreational, law enforcement, music and military accounts, it has been interesting to witness how hearing protection is often selected and assigned. We all know the ramifications of excessive noise exposure, whether it has occurred in the workplace or in leisure activities, like motor sports, concerts or hunting. In many cases the choices of hearing protection offered is not always given the attention

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Garry Gordon

Fit checking hearing protection

How does fit checking minimize the risk of hearing loss claims and help workers properly use hearing protection products? Traditionally, the verification of how well an ear protector (muff or plugs) attenuates has been conducted under laboratory standards that resulted in reporting a noise reduction rating. The resulting NRR score simply implied the expected attenuation when the product was properly installed at the time of use. Eventually, it was recognized that numerous end users weren’t achieving these values for a

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A pair of waterproof custom electronic ear plugs.
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Garry Gordon

Waterproof Custom Electronics

Boulder, CO (July 24th, 2015) Excess moisture has long been the number one cause of damage to the electronic hearing protection and/or hearing aids. E.A.R. Inc.’s new WATERPROOF/RESILIENT series of custom-fit electronic earplugs have been specifically designed to meet or exceed the acoustical needs of both hunters and shooters. All earplugs are 100% DIGITAL and automatically reduce damaging sounds that exceed 85 dB such as gunfire while amplifying quiet sounds and ensuring 360-degree situational awareness. There are 12 color choices of

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Shothunt Hunting Hearing Protection from EAR Customized Hearing
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Garry Gordon

Waterproof Electronic Earplugs

When activated, SHOTHUNT™ electronic earplugs provide two different functions at the same time: The digital protective function will automatically and drastically suppress all noises and sounds above an 85dB safety threshold – either sharp and brief, like a gunshot, or very long, like the noise of working heavy machinery. The corrective function will enhance all noises and sounds under the safety threshold, providing a +20dB level without altering natural hearing. SHOTHUNT™ electronic earplugs will easily adapt to the shape of

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Garry Gordon
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Garry Gordon

Interview with Garry Gordon

By Christa S. Nuber, associate editor Audiologist Garry G. Gordon is the owner of EAR Inc in Boulder, Colorado, a developer and distributor of specialized hearing systems. Based on an early partnership he formed with Sydney Gurschkov, Ph.D., of Insta-Mold Products Inc, Gordon’s business also markets silicones to the hearing healthcare industry in addition to industrial, military, motorsports, music, and recreational accounts. Active in the hearing care industry for more than 40 years, Gordon has carved successful business niches in

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