HörluchsCustomised ear protection

Stephan Gölnitz

 · 05.06.2022

Hörluchs: customised ear protection
Photo: Manufacturer
With the "Sowei Surf", the company Hörluchs produces the ultimate customised ear protection against the dreaded "Surfers Ear" - for all SUP surfers and water rats.

Anyone who is frequently exposed to water and wind over many years runs the risk of
ear canal constriction and the associated far-reaching problems. Simple earplugs also protect against this - but they also block out a lot of noise and voices. With "Sowei Surf", an impression of your ear is taken by your local acoustician and the protection is then customised. With a built-in membrane that keeps water out and sound in.

Optimum protection costs 165 euros.

You can find information on ear protection here->

Stephan Gölnitz

Stephan Gölnitz

Deputy Editor in Chief surf

Stephan Gölnitz comes from Bochum and had Holland as his home windsurfing territory for many years before moving to Munich in 1996 for the job of test editor at surf magazine. The materials engineering graduate worked as a surf instructor on the Ijsselmeer during his studies and competed for several seasons for the Essen sailing team in the Surfbundesliga and the Funboard Cup. He completed a traineeship at surf-Magazin in the test department and since then has actively accompanied almost all tests on the boom and for more than 10 years also as a photographer. Stephan has covered many thousands of test kilometers, mainly on Lake Garda and in Langebaan, but also in Egypt and Tobago. He gets his hands on over 100 new sails and boards every year as his company car. Privately, he prefers to surf with a foil on Lake Walchensee or “unfortunately far too rarely” in the waves. SUP is Stephan's second passion, which he pursued for several years at numerous SUP races. Today, he prefers to paddle on river tours with family or friends - even for several days.

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