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Why are Disposable Covers Used on Headphones and Headsets? Many people don't really realize that each time headphones and headsets are shared among many different users, it increases the user’s health risks. Wearing headphone covers can definitely lower those risks and help to protect each of the users. The exposure and direct skin contact with headphones could possibly pass on bacterial infections and head lice, or spread viruses and germs to those who share the headphones and headsets.  Shared headphones could inadvertently cause the spread of influenza, the common cold and Covid-19. Hospitals that use headphones for patients, need to take extra steps to also protect patients from spreading MRSA and other contagious diseases. Headphones and headsets that are repeatedly share … read more

Sharing of Headphones and Headsets Created a Need for Disposable CoversWhen we developed the first MRI Patient Stereo Sound Systems, the only headphones we offered resembled a stethoscope and they had little foam eartips that could be removed and replaced to provide a hygienic way for users to share the same MRI headphones. Later on, we introduced an earmuff style headphone which was very similar to the image shown below, We realized that new headphones were going to be repetitively used for MRI patients, and we would need some type of hygienic cover to protect each of the patients from having their skin come into direct contact with the earmuff style headphone earpieces. We later began to look for ways to provide some kind of protective covers for the these new earmuff style hea … read more