3M Co. will equip U.S. Army soldiers with hearing protective devices under a new $1.6 million supply contract. Maplewood-based 3M announced Thursday that its Personal Safety Division received initial ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M expands its commitment to consumer safety and hearing protection with the launch of 3M™ WorkTunes™ Connect + Solar Hearing Protector. The headset marks ...

Hearing protection is essential in many applications, whether working in a loud environment or practicing shooting on the range. I’ve always used hearing protection on hand when going to the range and ...

A 3M subsidiary claims that U.S. Defense Department records show that over 175,00 military members who allege the Maplewood-based company's earplugs were defective have normal hearing under key ...

Manufacturing giant 3M will pay $6 billion to settle hundreds of thousands of claims brought by military veterans and service members who said its earplugs caused hearing loss during their service.

Unbeknownst to the U.S. military, some equipment may undergo inadequate testing and contain flaws or defects that can result in life-altering injuries for our service members. This is the current ...

Some troops who have filed lawsuits over earplugs they say were defective may be in line for around $15,000 each as part of a $6 billion settlement with manufacturing conglomerate 3M, Task & Purpose ...

The settlement is over combat earplugs used by members of the military and allegations that they led to hearing damage and tinnitus. Here's what to know about tinnitus. Jessica was a writer on the ...

War is bad for your health. Serving in Iraq in 2003, I developed a respiratory disease that took more than a decade to properly diagnose. Many veterans I know have developed a variety of health ...