Hearing protection is essential in many applications, whether working in a loud environment or practicing shooting on the range. I’ve always used hearing protection on hand when going to the range and ...

A 3M subsidiary claims that U.S. Defense Department records show that over 175,00 military members who allege the Maplewood-based company's earplugs were defective have normal hearing under key ...

Thousands of veterans in the U.K. believe faulty ear protection has led to debilitating hearing loss, and they’re taking a major U.S. company to court. They’ve filed a class-action lawsuit against 3M ...

Some troops who have filed lawsuits over earplugs they say were defective may be in line for around $15,000 each as part of a $6 billion settlement with manufacturing conglomerate 3M, Task & Purpose ...

If you have sensitive ears, want to drown out the noise, work in construction, or hunt, you should make hearing protection a priority. Whether it’s a sturdy pair of earmuffs, headphones, or earplugs, ...

Manufacturing giant 3M will pay $6 billion to settle hundreds of thousands of claims brought by military veterans and service members who said its earplugs caused hearing loss during their service.