Disclosed is an annular ear
cushion (100, 100') for an earphone (210, 210') configured to be worn at an ear of a user. The ear
cushion (100, 100') is configured to abut the head of the user along an annular contact surface (110, 110') of the ear
cushion (100, 100') and to abut or face a housing (220, 220') of the earphone (210, 210') along an annular attachment surface (120) of the ear cushion (100, 100') when the user is wearing the earphone (210, 210') in its intended position, thereby reducing the level of sound entering the
ear canal of the user from the environment. The ear cushion (100, 100') further comprising an annular exterior surface (130, 130') and an annular interior surface (140) each extending from the contact surface (110, 110') to the attachment surface (120) and facing respectively the environment and the
ear canal of the user when the user is wearing the earphone (210, 210') in its intended position. The ear cushion (100, 100') further comprising a foam core (150) having a first
acoustic impedance, and a cover (160) having a first portion (162) extending across the exterior surface (130, 130') and a second portion (164) extending across the contact surface (110, 110'). The first portion (162) of the cover (160) has a second
acoustic impedance that is greater than the first
acoustic impedance, wherein that at least one first subportion (166) of the second portion (164) of the cover (160) has a third acoustic impedance that is smaller than the second acoustic impedance.