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Earplugs and earmuffs should have a Noise Reduction Rating of at least 22 decibels.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

UK law firm KP Law launched a claim on behalf of the veterans against 3M, the US company that supplied the Ministry of Defence with 400,000 sets of Combat Arms Earplugs between 2003 and 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025

Army veterans Ronald Sloan and William Wayman, who alleged that 3M's Combat Arms Earplugs Version 2's design was defective, lawyers for the plaintiffs' said.

From Reuters • Jan. 28, 2022

Earplugs are provided at reception, in case it ever becomes too much.

From The Verge • Jun. 26, 2018

“You should wear headphones. Mom makes me do that. Earplugs just fall out.”

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman