Surflogic Surfprotek Ear Plugs Surf Earplugs

Use - Cold Water Ear Protection
Designed For - Surfing & Watersports
Protection - Helps Reduce Water & Cold Wind Exposure
Best For - Regular Cold Water Sessions
Ideal For - Surfing, Swimming, SUP, Kayaking & Other Watersports

Top 3 Reasons We Love These
1. If you regularly surf in cold UK water, ear plugs are one of the easiest bits of preventative kit you can use — helping reduce repeated exposure of your ears to cold water and wind
2. Tiny, simple and easy to keep permanently in your wetsuit bag, so there's really very little reason not to use them through the colder months
3. Particularly worth considering if you surf, swim or paddle regularly rather than just occasionally — protecting your ears now makes much more sense than waiting until cold-water exposure becomes a problem

Product Description
The Surflogic Surfprotek Ear Plugs are designed to help protect your ears from repeated exposure to cold water and wind while surfing and taking part in other watersports.

For regular UK surfers, ear protection is something we'd take pretty seriously. Spending years surfing in cold water and wind can increase the risk of developing surfer's ear, where repeated cold exposure can stimulate abnormal bone growth within the ear canal.

It's particularly associated with people who spend a lot of time in cold water, so if you're surfing several times a week throughout the year, wearing a decent pair of watersports ear plugs is a really sensible habit to get into.

The Surfprotek Ear Plugs provide a simple barrier to help reduce the amount of cold water reaching the ear canal. They're compact enough to live permanently in your surf kit, making them easy to grab whenever you're getting changed.

And they're certainly not just for surfers. Open-water swimmers, paddleboarders, kayakers and anyone else regularly exposed to cold water and wind can benefit from protecting their ears.

Features
• Watersports ear plugs
• Designed to help reduce cold water entering the ears
• Helps protect against repeated cold-water exposure
• Useful for reducing exposure to cold wind around the ear canal
• Compact and easy to carry
• Easy to keep permanently in your wetsuit or swim bag
• Ideal for regular cold-water surfers
• Great for open-water swimming
• Suitable for SUP and paddlesports
• Useful for kayaking and other watersports
• Particularly worthwhile for year-round UK watersports

Why Should Surfers Wear Ear Plugs?
The big reason is something commonly known as surfer's ear.

Regular exposure to cold water and wind can stimulate bone growth inside the ear canal. Over time the canal can become increasingly narrow, which can make it easier for water and debris to become trapped and can contribute to recurring problems with the ears.

It's generally associated with cumulative exposure, which is why we'd think about ear protection before you have a problem rather than afterwards.

If you surf once or twice on holiday each year, your exposure is obviously very different from someone surfing three or four times a week through a British winter. The more regularly you're in cold water, the more sense preventative ear protection makes.

Not Just For Winter
It's easy to think of ear plugs as purely winter equipment, but water temperature is only part of the story.

Regular exposure over many years matters, and the combination of cold water and wind is particularly relevant for surfers.

If you're someone who surfs throughout the year, getting into the habit of keeping your ear plugs with your wetsuit means you don't have to start thinking about whether it's cold enough every time you go surfing.

Great For More Than Surfing
Although surfer's ear gets the name, surfers certainly aren't the only people spending hours in cold water.

Open-water swimmers can spend long periods with their ears directly exposed to the water, making ear plugs a really sensible addition to a cold-water swimming setup.

They're also useful for SUP, kayaking and other paddlesports, particularly if you're regularly getting wet or spending long periods exposed to cold wind and spray.

Expert Advice
Ear plugs probably aren't the most exciting thing you'll ever buy for surfing, but they're one of those little bits of kit that make loads of sense if you're planning to surf for the next 20 or 30 years.

The important thing with surfer's ear is that it's the repeated exposure over time that matters. You don't suddenly get it because you forgot your ear plugs for one freezing surf — it's years of cold water and wind exposure that you're trying to reduce.

That's why we'd recommend getting into the habit early. Keep your Surfprotek plugs in your wetsuit bag and put them in as part of getting changed, just like putting on your leash before you paddle out.

If you're a regular UK surfer, open-water swimmer or paddler, ear protection is something we'd consider sensible preventative equipment rather than an optional extra.

Q & A

Q: What are the Surflogic Surfprotek Ear Plugs designed for?
A: They're watersports ear plugs designed to help reduce the amount of cold water reaching your ears while surfing, swimming and taking part in other watersports.

Q: What is surfer's ear?
A: Surfer's ear is the common name for exostosis of the ear canal, where repeated exposure to cold water and wind can stimulate abnormal bone growth inside the ear canal.

Q: Can ear plugs prevent surfer's ear?
A: Ear plugs can help reduce exposure of the ear canal to cold water, which is one of the preventative measures commonly used by people regularly participating in cold-water sports. They can't guarantee that you'll never develop surfer's ear.

Q: Should UK surfers wear ear plugs?
A: If you're regularly surfing throughout the year, we'd strongly consider them. UK surfers can accumulate a lot of cold-water and wind exposure over the years.

Q: Are they only useful in winter?
A: No. While they're particularly relevant in colder conditions, cumulative cold-water exposure is what matters, so many regular surfers choose to use ear protection throughout much of the year.

Q: Are they suitable for open-water swimming?
A: Yes. Open-water swimmers can spend long periods with their ears directly exposed to cold water, so watersports ear plugs can be a useful addition to their kit.

Q: Can I use them for SUP and kayaking?
A: Yes. They're useful for paddlers regularly exposed to cold water, spray and wind.

Q: Do I need ear plugs if I've never had problems with my ears?
A: That's actually when preventative protection makes the most sense. Surfer's ear is associated with repeated exposure over time, so you don't necessarily want to wait until you're experiencing problems before thinking about protecting your ears.

Q: Are ear plugs worth it for occasional surfers?
A: The greatest benefit is likely to be for people with regular cold-water exposure, but they're such a small and simple piece of kit that they're still easy to carry and use whenever conditions are cold.

Q: Should I still wear a wetsuit hood?
A: A hood is brilliant for warmth and provides additional protection around your ears and head, but dedicated ear plugs provide a more direct barrier against water entering the ear canal. Plenty of cold-water surfers use both.