I understand that it’s a gradual process to stretch out one’s earlobes and wear jewellery that looks like the PLUG hearing aid concept – heck, it’s even trendy to some – but that doesn’t mean that I could imagine a lot of people actually using this hearing aid if it ever turns into a real product. [Design Affairs]
As someone that's spent a long time with 3/4" stretched lobes I feel pretty comfortable saying that this is a terrible idea.
Nevermind that the timeframe from identifying the need for a hearing aid and using this product will be at least a calendar year (at the very minimum), very few people wear plugs through all of their waking hours as a matter of simple comfort. It's good to let the pressure off your tissue and take plugs out on a regular basis or discomfort and irritated tissue sets in for most people.
On top of that, these all look to be metallic surfaces - anyone with stretched lobes can tell you that wearing metals on a regular basis will result in vile, nasty skin that stinks and is just plain foul.
Nice image, silly product.