Hearing protection apparatus

A hearing protection apparatus comprising:

• a hat having a periphery with a lower edge and opposed right and left side locations each associated with a respective one of a wearer's ears;
• a pair of assemblies, each removably connected to a respective one of the right and left side locations;
• each assembly comprising:
• a body;
• a clip connected to the body and configured to removably receive the lower edge of the hat within an upwardly open channel defined by the clip;
• the clip having a planar inner portion configured to be received inside the hat, a lower junction portion at a level below the inner portion and configured to reside below the lower edge of the hat, and an outer portion extending above the lower portion;
• the body containing a retractable tether extending from the body and having a free end;
• the body being at a level above the lower junction portion of the clip;
• an earplug attached to the free end of the retractable tether;
• and
• wherein each body defines a tether aperture communicating between a chamber defined by the body and an exterior, the tether aperture containing the retractable tether, and the body further defining a receptacle separate from the tether aperture and configured to receive the earplug.