Why use the OCEP optical communications earplug system?

Active earplugs provide a communication speaker inside a noise reducing earplug to deliver the sound directly to the ear canal. An active earplug used under double hearing protection provides high speech intelligibility in high noise environments.

The OCEP optical communications earplug by Micro Optics Technologies provides a power-by-light solution for communications earplugs without cumbersome wire connections.

Advantages of Power-by-light earplugs:

• Ease of don and doff
• No wire link as snag hazard
• No wire link as EMI hazard

The ease of use of the OCEP earplug and clear communications provided promote user acceptance and use.

This means that personnel performance will improve for greater mission effectiveness while hearing protection compliance will improve--providing the long-term benefit of hearing conservation.