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Review | Auritech Biker Hearing Protectors
Biker-specific ear protection helps tune out harmful noises while letting you hear the important ones
Words by: Dan Trent
Published on 10 September 2025 | 0 min read
- What is it: Reusable earplugs
- Price: £19.95 (Manufacturer retail price)
All bikers but those deaf to reason (and everything else) realise that protection of some sort is vital if you’re to prevent long-term hearing loss. And while the beat of your engine is one of the more pleasant sounds on a motorcycle the (literally) deafening roar of the wind is more of an issue. These reusable ear plugs from Auritech aim to protect you from the harmful sound and frequencies without stopping your enjoyment of the nice ones, or missing important stuff like sirens.
Auritech Hearing Protectors tested
Supplied with a handy aluminium case you can add to your bike’s keyring, the Auritech plugs come with detailed pamphlet explaining their biker-specific design. That’s because Auritech makes specialist ear protection for all manner of sports, from swimming to shooting.
These biker-specific ones look similar to basic industrial ear protectors but are in fact a lot more sophisticated, with a sound channel housing a ceramic filter isolating harmful higher frequencies but letting lower ones like conversation and the good bits of engine noise through. Auritech says the positioning of this filter closer to the eardrum is what makes its design so effective. The soft, silicone free (and washable) thermoplastic body is a generic size rather than custom-fitted but sits securely in the ear canal to form an effective seal. Thankfully, unlike the Oxford ones we tried before there’s still enough sticking out to remove them easily rather than beg for help from a colleague and tweezers from the office first aid kit… We can’t vouch for Auritech’s impressive technical claims of frequency and noise level protection but, on the road, the plugs seemingly do a good job of dialling motorway windblast to a background hum without completely muting the engine noise as cheap but effective disposable foam plugs can. Most of all they were comfortable enough not to notice they were in, the careful tuning of frequencies meaning you don’t have to take them out for coffee shop and filling station pleasantries.
These biker-specific ones look similar to basic industrial ear protectors but are in fact a lot more sophisticated, with a sound channel housing a ceramic filter isolating harmful higher frequencies but letting lower ones like conversation and the good bits of engine noise through. Auritech says the positioning of this filter closer to the eardrum is what makes its design so effective. The soft, silicone free (and washable) thermoplastic body is a generic size rather than custom-fitted but sits securely in the ear canal to form an effective seal. Thankfully, unlike the Oxford ones we tried before there’s still enough sticking out to remove them easily rather than beg for help from a colleague and tweezers from the office first aid kit… We can’t vouch for Auritech’s impressive technical claims of frequency and noise level protection but, on the road, the plugs seemingly do a good job of dialling motorway windblast to a background hum without completely muting the engine noise as cheap but effective disposable foam plugs can. Most of all they were comfortable enough not to notice they were in, the careful tuning of frequencies meaning you don’t have to take them out for coffee shop and filling station pleasantries.
Verdict
Sensibly priced and seemingly well-grounded in science, we appreciated the comfort and protection of these Auritech plugs and were happy to come back from longer rides without ears ringing. The nature of earplugs means ‘try before you buy’ isn’t really an option but the universal fit should mean they suit most lugholes and Auritech’s claims seem backed up by numerous official testing bodies, including the German ADAC automotive association.