Smart Hearing Protection

Toolmonger: "Industrial noise, an insidious thing, will rob workers of their hearing without them noticing it — until the damage is already done. Unfortunately, proper hearing protection can make it harder to get your point across in a conversation — it leads to screamed exchanges, with lots of “WHAT?!”s and “HUH”s that lead to discarding of hearing protection altogether. Luckily, Elvex makes the COM-655, which offers 25dB of passive sound attenuation while amplifying speech."