3M EARPLUGS

Aearo Technologies, which is now owned by 3M Company, in the year 2000 manufactured the Combat Arms Earplugs ™ (CAEv2) for military use. During the manufacturing process, the company identified a defect in the design, which made the earplugs inapt to fit appropriately in the ear canal of the user and sealing it, thus failing to do what its designed for i.e. protecting the ear canal from damaging noise. When 3M entered into an agreement with the U.S. military to supply these earplugs, thousands of military service members were given these faulty earplugs along with a false sense of protection from high-level deafening & damaging noise.

It is alleged that 3M knowingly sold these defected earplugs to the US government, as it was difficult to identify the fault and not even experienced audiologist could tell if they were faulty or not. From the period of 2003 to 2015, these defected 3M earplugs were issued to the military personnel to be used during various missions. The purpose of these 3M Combat Arms Earplugs ™ (CAEv2) were to enable military personnel to stay in touch with the command center while blocking the external noise.

Those who have used these 3M earplugs reported hearing loss and tinnitus and according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs it became the major causes of service-related disability among military personnel. If you have been into service during the said period and have suffered from any of hearing-related problems, then now is the time for you to come forward. Hundreds of military personnel are already filing lawsuit against 3M and Aearo after sustaining damage and we believe that if you have been affected then you should seek compensation by filing a lawsuit against 3M or joining the 3M earplugs lawsuit and not suffer in silence.