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Inconspicuous tubes for earmolds.


Westone Laboratories, Inc., has introduced [DisappEar.sup.TM] tubes to complement their popular [DisappEar.sup.TM] custom earmolds, resulting in a combination that virtually vanishes in the ear when worn.

The unique manufacturing process used in DisappEar earmolds imbeds microfibers in the material that work like camouflage camouflage (kăm`əfläzh), in warfare, the disguising of objects with artificial aids, especially for the purpose of making them blend into their surroundings or of deceiving the observer as to the location of strategic points. , breaking up the earmold outline and reflection. The tubes are tinted tint  
n.
1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.

2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.

3. A slight coloration; a tinge.

4.
 to match the earmolds, which are available in three different colors that blend with almost any skin tone. The earmolds themselves are available in hard acrylic or soft silicone silicone, polymer in which atoms of silicon and oxygen alternate in a chain; various organic radicals, such as the methyl group, CH3, are bound to the silicon atoms. .

DisappEar tubes are offered in standard, TRS See traffic engineering methods.

TRS - term rewriting system
 and Tube-Lock configurations.
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Title Annotation:DisappEar tubes from Westone Laboratories Inc.
Publication:Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 1, 2000
Words:97
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