Patent ID: 7162039

Claim:
A noise barrier apparatus for preventing external noise from causing noise in an ear on a side of a user's head, the noise barrier apparatus comprising: an ear adapter body having a first end and a second end forward of said first end and insertable into the ear canal of the ear, said ear adapter body defining an enclosed audio chamber including the ear canal of the ear, said ear adapter body further having, an ear canal section adjacent said second end, an outer ear section adjacent said first end, and a concha section disposed between said ear canal and outer ear sections, whereby said ear canal section is disposed in the ear canal of the ear, the concha section is disposed adjacent the concha region of the ear, and the outer ear section is disposed outside the ear when said second end of said ear adapter body is inserted into the ear canal of the ear; and a separate concha cushion to bear against the concha region of the ear, said concha cushion being mounted onto said concha section of said ear adapter body and positioned thereon so as to be interposed between the concha region of the ear and said concha section and being configured to encircle the ear canal entrance when said second end of said ear adapter body is inserted into the ear canal, said concha cushion being deformable so as to be conformable to the concha region of the ear when held thereagainst.