Protecting your dog’s hearing is more important than ever before! As dogs become more intertwined in human life, they are becoming exposed to more and more loud sounds. There are two main ways to protect your dog’s hearing – with over the ear dog muffs and with in-ear dog earplugs. One of the major complaints about over the ear dog muffs is that over the ear dog muffs get hot. Let’s explore hearing protection for dogs and find out!
How Over Ear Dog Muffs Work
Before you can understand why over the ear dog muffs get hot, you first need to know how dog muffs work. Over the ear dog muffs are specially made earmuffs that help to protect your dog’s hearing from loud sounds. Hearing protection (whether over the ear or in ear) is especially important because any sound over 85 dB can harm your dog’s hearing (source). However, dog muffs must create a seal around the dog’s ear to work properly. If that seal is broken, the dog muffs provide little protection. Things like bumping the dog muffs out of place or having too much hair around the seal can cause the seal to break.
Why Over Ear Dog Muffs Get Hot
Often, over the ear dog muffs are big and bulky. They cover a significant portion of your dog’s head. When properly sealed, they hold in warm air. Just like over the ear hearing protection made for humans, over the ear dog muffs get hot. This can be a big problem when the weather is warm. Naturally, many noisy events that may trigger a dog happen in the warmer months of the year:
- Fireworks
- Thunderstorms
- Concerts
- Outdoor events
- Summer hunting and training for hunting
That’s just to name a few! Your dog may intentionally try to get the dog muffs off because over the ear dog muffs get hot and uncomfortable. Just imagine what it would be like to wear earmuffs in the summer!
Keeping Your Dog’s Ears Protected and Cool
Over the ear dog muffs get hot, but there is a way for your dog to have their hearing protected and stay cool. In ear dog earplugs are small and fit into your dog’s ear canal. When inserted properly, CrittEar Calm dog earplugs will expand to fill the dog’s ear canal completely. There is nothing on the outside of the dog’s ear to make the dog get hot. In fact, CrittEar Calm dog earplugs are great for dogs that love to swim! They can help keep water out of your dog’s ear canals as well.
Do in ear dog earplugs help protect your dog’s hearing? Absolutely. With a Noise Reduction Rating of 31 dB, CrittEar Calm helps to buffer loud sounds to the level of a quiet conversation.
Enjoy the Warmer Months With Your Dog!
Go ahead and take your dog everywhere with you this spring and summer! Hit a dog-friendly bar or outdoor concert and don’t worry about your dog’s hearing. CrittEar Calm dog earplugs can help keep your dog’s hearing protected without overheating. Conveniently, they also fit in your pocket, purse, or glove box for those on-the-go moments. Our CrittEar Calm 3-Pack of dog earplugs will ensure that you always have a pair on hand. Over the ear dog muffs get hot, but you have an alternative that will help your dog to enjoy the summer as much as you do.
