Eardrum injury any significant risk

[cwood]

I've burst my left one once, and right one twice. I also have a bit of surfers ear (exostosis - the Doctors were well impressed, I guess it's not so common in Manchester, and I ended up with half a dozen trainee Doctors peering into my ears). I've also got pretty bad tinitus (don't know if it's linked, or just coincidence), and my hearing is really bad. The surfers ear makes it worse because I now get water trapped in my ears which is really hard to get out.
I've got these (i've got the 1.0 version) - they work great:
SURFEARS

This is what I wear when not with a helmet with ear flaps.

[Zandman]

I have a history of ear problems outside of kite surfing. I wear ear plugs in the water no matter what I'm doing.

Back in 2012 I had a bad crash that blew out my right ear drum. I was already wearing ear plugs when this happened. Got extremely sick for about a month with an infection that resulted from the lake water entering the middle ear. After this incident I went back to my ENT and he recommended medical grade ear protection. I was sent with a prescription to the local hearing aid center(store?) where I was fitted for some custom ear plugs. Basically they made a mold of my ear and produced rubber/silicone plugs for me. I wear them ALL THE TIME when in the lake and still using the original pair that was made for me.They are quite large on the outer facing surface which makes them incredibly effective at impact resistance. I highly recommend this as a solution for anyone suffering from a weak/perforated ear drum. They are a little expensive, $350CAD, but having the confidence that my ears will survive many impacts for years to come is so worth it. If you have good work place health insurance they should cover it, in my experience. If not, I think it's a small price for protecting your ears from impact trauma.

Actually,

Anyone can make this in 2mins with 2 component silicone.

If I will have some time will make a vid how to.

Yes, please do so!
But will it also work with hairy ears?

[dragnfly]

they might not be very hairy for long, lol. But some people pay good money for that kind of treatment.

[downunder]

Ha ha,

Got plenty of silicone gear for my little ear

Here is the thing, one is very lucky if both ears are exactly the same.

Hence, no exactly the same plugs will do for everyone...Being through many.

Pm me if anyone wants this samples.