Electronic attenuation adjusting hearing protection device

Acoustic attenuating ear muffs comprising:

• a first ear pod including a first ear cup having a first acoustic attenuating member including an inner surface, an outer surface, and a first opening extending from the outer surface through to the inner surface;
• a first cover mounted over outer surface of the first acoustic attenuating member;
• a second ear pod including a second ear cup having a second acoustic attenuating member including an inner surface portion, an outer surface portion, and a second opening extending from the inner surface portion through the outer surface portion;
• a second cover mounted over the outer surface portion of the second acoustic attenuating member
• a connecting member linking the first ear pod to the second ear pod;
• a first selectively deployable plug member mounted to the outer surface of the first acoustic attenuating member;
• a second selectively deployable plug member mounted to the outer surface of the second acoustic attenuating member;
• an acoustic sensor operable to detect ambient noise;
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• an actuator system operable to shift the first and second selectively deployable plug members into corresponding ones of the first and second openings based on ambient noise detected by the acoustic sensor.