A device for attenuating sound on the human ear, especially for preventing sleep
disturbances caused by noise and other sounds. The device for attenuating sound
has good damping properties and also ensures that certain alarm sounds are heard
in spite of the sound-attenuating measure. To this end, a radio receiver with means
for converting radio signals received from a radio station into audio signals is
integrated into at least one of two sound-attenuating ear plugs. The radio station
is connected to at least one alarm-sounding means and/or at least one sound-receiving
means in order to convert a specific alarm and/or at least one specific sound into
a radio signal that can be received by a radio receiver as it occurs.