Why is warm water
not saving surfers' ears?
71.8% of Gold Coast surfers have bone growing across the ear canal, in water that sits at 19 to 28 degrees. Every windy session chills the canal, whatever the water temp. ColdWall Plugs seal it out and let the line-up through.
Gold Coast study · 61 of 85 surfersHead Tilt. Hop. Tilt Again.
Still Full Of Water.
First duck dive and the ear fills. A head tilt, a hop on the car park bitumen, the corner of the towel. It's still in there at lunch, and every mate sounds like he's talking through a wall.
Because every cold, windy session lays a thin new layer of bone across the canal, and water pools behind it like a pothole after rain. Only 1 in 4 surfers who have it were ever told.
Trade The Blu Tack For
ColdWall Plugs.
Surfers have swapped Blu Tack and chemist plugs for ColdWall Plugs and got the line-up back. Two silicone plugs, one leash:
ColdWall Seal - shuts out cold water and wind
Acoustic mesh core - the line-up comes through
Leash - a wipeout can't take them
3 tips + 3 wings - a fit for every ear
What Changes In The Water.
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First session
The call from the peak comes through. Plugs in, duck dive, and you still hear your mate yell "outside!"
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First wipeout
They stay with you. The set rips one out and it hangs on the leash instead of sinking.
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First month
No more deaf drive home. Dry ears up the beach and the radio sounds right again.
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Every winter after
The next layer never goes on. You're still paddling out at 60 while half the car park is booked in for the drill.
Two plugs in before the paddle-out. That's the entire change.
242 surfers' ears.
The hours with plugs in added zero bone.
2021 study: the bone tracked the unprotected hours only.
“Haven't had a single ear infection since I got them, whereas before the plugs I was on antibiotics and swaying around like a well-lubricated sailor every couple of months.”
Surfer · Swellnet forum“But it is great not to have to take earplugs out to talk to folks - a game changer.”
Surfer · Trustpilot review“I wear plugs and hood/helmet (to keep wind out) now as I intend to avoid repeat surgery at all costs in the future.”
Surfer · Swellnet forum“Custom made @ $300 a pop. Expensive, but cheaper than surgery.”
Surfer · Swellnet forum“I like the idea of still being able to hear my mates in the water and at the same time keeping the water out .”
Surfer · Seabreeze forum
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