You may have heard of them: a Calmer. These revolutionary earplugs from Flare Audio reduce annoying noise and therefore stress without completely sealing the ear. But when do you use it and how exactly does it work?
When do I use a Calmer?
Hypersensitivities (over-sensitivity) and hypo-sensitivities (under-sensitivity) due to a wide range of stimuli are often things that people find challenging. These can include sensitivity to sounds, smells, touch and tastes. Many people are hypersensitive to certain sounds, and many find bright lights, smells and tastes overwhelming.
Calmer is a small earplug worn in the ear to reduce stress. The Calmer was originally designed to help us all deal with sounds that cause us stress and anxiety. They do this without reducing the volume so you don’t feel disconnected from the world.
This makes Calmer perfect for: sensitive hearing, hyperacusis, misophonia, noise-related stress and other hearing disorders. Calmer calms sound sensitivities and soothes your audio world.
We have also received feedback from customers that a Calmer can help with tinnitus (ringing in the ears). However, the Calmer has not been designed or tested for this purpose. For this reason, we cannot recommend that you use a Calmer to relieve tinnitus.
Do your hearing problems affect your life? If so, contact a family doctor, an ENT doctor or an audiological center.
What does a Calmer do?
A Calmer reduces frequencies from approximately 2 kHz – 8 kHz. As a result, it produces a much more even sound response, smoothing out jarring frequencies, resulting in an improved and more pleasant sound.
Humans can hear between 20 – 20,000 HZ. Our ears are naturally most sensitive between 2,000 Hz and 8,000 Hz. A frequency response chart shows which frequencies are amplified by the ear when sound reaches the eardrums.
The chart shows average frequency response of the human ear and how Calmer corrects for it.
Note that without Calmer, there is a large increase between 2000 – 8000 Hz.
This increase is natural resonance caused by the shape of our ears (Concha).
Distorted frequencies have a dramatic effect on our mental and physical well-being.
- listen fatigue
- headache
- increased stress
These can all be linked to sound (unwanted noise) from our busy daily lives.
Calmer offers a natural way to reduce the constant barrage of today’s environmental noise stressors.
Listen with them and feel calmer in the most natural way.
Putting in your Calmer
This is how you put in your Calmer:
1. Hold the Calmer by the stem (voice) with the logo facing you.
2. With the logo facing you and hand forward, gently place the Calmer in your ear.
The Calmer fits neatly in place and needs only minor adjustments for the perfect fit.
Wearing your Calmer
The user should read and understand the following instructions. The sound quality and your audio experience will be affected if they are not followed.
1. Use Calmer as much as possible within the first 7 days to give your ears time to adjust.
2. Wear Calmer in a variety of environments to know where it works best for you.
3. Stop using Calmer if you have any kind of skin irritation in the ears.
NOTE: The effects of Calmer are not immediate and become noticeable after about a week.
Good to know
1. Calmer is made of durable, soft-touch silicone and is designed to fit all ears.
2. The Calmer is available in a variety of colors and in 2 sizes.
3. The regular Calmer is suitable for “regular” ears. Do you have difficulty putting in or keeping in earbuds or hearing protection? Then the Calmer mini is a better option for you.
4. A Calmer comes in 100% recyclable packaging and features a Flare mesh pouch.
5. For more information on how Calmer improves sound quality and reduces stress, visit flareaudio.com.
Buy your Calmer online at Horend Goed
All Calmers, including the Calmer Kids, Calmer Mini and their accessories such as lanyards and aluminum storage cases are of course available in our webshop. Shipping is free within the Netherlands and if you order before 3 p.m. they will go in the mail the same day!
Do you need advice?
Not quite getting there and want to know if a Calmer can help with your hearing problems? Then feel free to contact us. Our hearing care specialists will be happy to advise you!
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