Etymotic stereo and hi-fi equipment
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 13, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 13, 2017the latest report was made
- Jan 13, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Etymotic
- Maker
- Etymotic Research, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Stereo and hi-fi equipmentCPSC’s product type: Stereo or Hi-fi Components or Accessories (code 546), in Electronics: Audio & Radio
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Emergency room Made Jan 13, 2017, sent to the company Jan 25, 2017, published by CPSC Feb 8, 2017
The product, in the report: It was either Etymotic Research HF5 Portable In Ear Earphones or Etymotic Research ETY Kids5 Safe Listening Earphones for Kids (both share the same eartips)
Etymotic, a manufacturer of in-ear earphones, provides foam eartips that are inserted into the ear as part of the product.
At least one of the types of these eartips that they provide appears to be prone towards falling apart inside of the user’s ear. I recently had a 1475 dollar emergency room visit once it fell apart in my ear, and had to be removed by a physician.
The design of this eartip product (a disposable in-ear device that eventually falls apart) appears to be fundamentally fault.
- Model
- HF-5
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Where
- Seattle, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 42, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Etymotic, made or sold by Etymotic Research, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.