Our Journey

Our production manager was trained in Germany in specifically custom-made hearing protection techniques, and the manufacturing technical team sports an impressive 20-year experience in the field of hearing!

Protec-Ear SA has progressively grown and boasts an extended infrastructure with agents fitting the products in every province of South Africa. They provide an extended support system for impression taking, marketing, training and fitment.

Major mining houses and industrial companies have successfully fitted their workers with Protec-Ear SA hearing protectors.

Protec-Ear SA has grown from strength to strength since being tested and surpassing the minimum specifications laid down by the SABS for hearing protection in a noisy environment with the full-block custom hearing protection device; as well as receiving their Certificate of Approval from the Department of Labour. Pilots, hunters, musicians, industry and factory workers, motorcyclists, sheet metal and woodworkers, in fact, everyone working or playing in a noisy environment who has been fitted with Protec-Ear SA custom hearing protectors have expressed their extreme satisfaction with the device.

Protec-Ear SA custom hearing protectors can be fitted with a speech filter which allows better speech understanding in a noisy environment, while still filtering out harmful noises.

Protec-Ear SA’s aim is to provide the community with an effective, comfortable, smaller and more affordable custom-made hearing protection device than similar products available on the market today!

Protec-Ear SA custom hearing protectors

Protec ear SA custom hearing protectors

  • Smallest product in the market. Enables you to seal a telephone, walkie-talkie, etc. against your ear without having to remove them first.
  • Their small size makes them more comfortable to wear – they are not bulky in the ear, not top-heavy and they don’t induce sweating.
  • Less trauma to the ear in the event of an accident – they lie deeply within the ear canal and have no external aspect which could cause damage to the outer ear.
  • The product as it is manufactured, has been tested and surpasses SABS minimum requirements.
  • The filters are manufactured from stainless steel and the holes are drilled by laser beams which ensures 100% accuracy and consistency. We previously used red and blue plastic filters made by injection moulding, but we found discrepancies in the attenuation hole sizes. The filters which we now use are imported from Belgium – they are factory calibrated and carry the European CE mark.
  • They conform to the standards we set for our product – each protector is quality controlled before shipment to ensure the highest quality. Fitment incorporates ensuring comfort of fit, as well as a seal test to make certain that they provide the attenuation required.

Aspects of the Protec-Ear SA hearing protectors

  • Hypo-allergenic – The acrylic material used during manufacture is certified hypo-allergenic and will cause no known skin irritations or have any adverse effect on the health of the user.
  • Water and heat resistant – Comfortable in all climatic conditions, less irritations in the ear canal from perspiration.
  • Hygienic – Fully washable, therefore reducing build-up of bacteria and possible ear infection.
  • User maintainable – Low maintenance. Mild soap may be used without causing any damage. Can be rinsed or totally immersed into water. An old, soft toothbrush can also be used for cleansing.
  • Cost effective – Protec-Ear hearing protectors are manufactured for life-long use. In the long run they are less expensive and more effective than “throw-away” universal ear-plugs.
  • Accurate fit – customized to fit ear-shape variations. In-the-field seal-tests are done to ensure correct and comfortable fit.
  • Small! – They are manufactured to fit completely into the ear-canal and do not have to be removed when using telephones, walkie-talkies, etc.
  • Better communication – Protects the user from damaging noise while improving speech understanding in noise.
  • Worker pride – Personalized with the user’s name imbedded, it evokes a sense of pride and willingness to wear the device.
  • Guaranteed – Protec-Ear hearing protectors carry a 2-year guarantee against any manufacturing defect and are quality controlled to ensure they are manufactured according to design specifications.