Impulse Assessment of the ComTac (trademark) III Hearing Defender Headset and the Sound Guard (trademark) Earplug

Abstract

This technical memorandum describes the IPIL testing conducted on a combined configuration that included the Sound Guard (trademark) Ear Plug and the 3M (trademark) PELTOR (trademark) ComTac (trademark) III Headset. Testing included two test modes for the ComTac (trademark) III: passive and active. In all occluded conditions, the Sound Guard (trademark) was in situ. Testing was completed in accordance with the ANSI standard S12.42-2010. All device samples were tested at the nominal levels of 160 and 170 decibel peak (dBP, re: 20 Pa). A total of five samples were fitted to an acoustic test fixture two times each for a total of 10 trials per test level in both test modes. The mean and standard deviation (SD) IPIL values at 160 dBP were 57.2 (2.1) dB SPL for the passive mode, and 54.8 (1.5) dB SPL for the active mode. Results at 170 dBP showed mean (SD) IPIL values of 57.3 (2.1) dB SPL for the passive mode, and 57.9 (2.5) dB SPL for the active mode. These results suggest that the ComTac (trademark) III Headset, when functioning properly and fitted in combination with the Sound Guard(trademark) ear plugs can adequately protect against impulses below 180.0 dBP in both the passive and the active test modes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 09, 2022
Accession Number
AD1175397

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  • Alexa H. Kolias
  • Derek W. Schwaller
  • Jeremy S. Federman
  • Natalie Silvia
  • Stephanie J. Karch

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  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

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  • Biomedical
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  • Acquisition
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  • Air Pressure
  • Biomedical Research
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
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  • Governments
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  • Impulse Noise
  • Insertion Loss
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  • Standards
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  • United States

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