Which earplugs do experts actually wear? BOLLSEN is a hearing protection company from Ljubljana that makes reusable silicone earplugs for music, sleep, swimming, work and more. We have worked with DJs, bands, hearing acousticians, dentists and a vet clinic, and this page gathers all of them in one place, with their own words wherever we[…]
SoAlive Music Conference brings hundreds of music professionals to Sofia each autumn. We look at the noise behind its showcase nights, the co-branded SoundPRO earplug pack we made for SAMC, and our hearing workshop on the 2026 programme.
DJs rarely think about tinnitus until it happens. BOLLSEN works with Flash Forward, a techno DJ duo (Instagram: @flashforward_tekno), as a partner; their Instagram post is a paid partnership. They put it like this (translated from German): “That’s why we wear BOLLSEN earplugs at every gig. Look after your ears, you only get this one[…]
A TOP-100 German hearing specialist chose Bollsen’s protector to sell under her own brand. Here is what a hearing professional actually looks for, and why fit beats the number on the box.
BOLLSEN works with Roxy Nox as a partner; their Instagram post is a paid partnership. Roxy is a DJ (tech house and techno), a music producer and a label owner, and in her own post she talks about what festival season means for her ears. This article takes her point and turns it into practical,[…]
A practising Munich dentist explains why daily drill noise puts dental professionals at real risk of hearing loss, and how she protects her ears at the chair with Bollsen Life+.
Post-punk, industrial and EBM band XPQ-21 posted about their BOLLSEN earplugs on Instagram on 10 June 2026. BOLLSEN works with XPQ-21 as a partner; their Instagram post is a paid partnership. They wrote that they use them for “rehearsal room, full volume, hours-long sessions”, and added: “If you work in music or spend a lot[…]
German hearing acousticians Camino Akustik tested BOLLSEN earplugs at the Hoodstock festival, then chose to sell them under their own logo. Here is what they look for in hearing protection.
At Bollsen Hearing Protection, we build our educational content and product guidance on real-world noise exposure data, not assumptions. To support this approach, we collaborate with independent acoustic experts such as Nova Acoustics, a UK-based acoustic consultancy specialising in workplace noise assessment, vibration analysis, and environmental sound monitoring.
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