Re: headphones for babies

[Lynne Werner <lawerner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We use etymotic inserts with infants. You can purchase child-sized eartips, and it is pretty easy to trim the eartips down for younger babies (3 mo) and older babies with small ear canals. We use a razor blade to trim them.
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Lynne Werner
Dept. Speech and Hearing Sciences
University of Washington
1417 N.E. 42nd Street
Seattle, WA 98105-6246
(Campus Box 354875)
206 543 8290
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> Date:    Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:50:09 -0400
> From:    Josh McDermott <jhm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: headphones for babies
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> Dear List,
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> I am looking for headphones that are suitable for use in experiments
> with infant listeners (less than a year old). Obviously their heads
> are smaller, and they are likely to be less tolerant of discomfort
> than would an adult subject. I would be grateful for any suggestions
> of what might be workable.
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> thanks,
> 
> Josh
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