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Test Data
Real-ear attenuation characteristics of the communications earplug per ANSI S3.19-1974 using standard and slim size eartips. Test were conducted by Aearo Company's E·A·RCALSM Acoustical Laboratory, May 2000. NRR per EPA-1979 is 29.5
Test Frequency (Hz)
|
Mean Attenuation (dB)
|
Standard Deviation (dB)
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125
|
29.7
|
5.3
|
250
|
34.2
|
5.9
|
500
|
39.7
|
4.7
|
1000
|
42.1
|
5.1
|
2000
|
38.0
|
3.2
|
3150
|
43.2
|
3.2
|
4000
|
43.5
|
3.5
|
6300
|
47.5
|
4.5
|
8000
|
46.1
|
4.4
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Mean speech intelligibility in percent for HGU-56/P with CEP and HGU-56/P.
Speech material was presented at constant speech levels for both devices.
Device
|
Alone
|
Spectacles
|
CB Mask
|
HGU-56/P with CEP
|
92.0
|
92.2
|
90.1
|
HGU-56/P
|
71.1
|
55.8
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53.6
|
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