This invention relates to a headgear component as a part of a headgear (1). The component comprising a backstrap (61), a first ear loop (63) extending from one end of the backstrap, the first ear loop following a path defining a first ear opening, and a second ear loop (65) extending from another end of the backstrap, the second ear loop following a path defining a second ear opening. A first pair of connection zones (75) is on the first ear loop, each connection zone spaced an equal distance from the backstrap and spaced from each other, and a second pair of connection zones (81) on the second ear loop, each connection zone spaced an equal distance apart from the backstrap and spaced from each other. A connection zone of the first pair and a connection zone of the second pair are on a first side of the backstrap, and a connection zone of the first pair and a connection zone of the second pair are on a second (other) side of the backstrap, wherein the headgear component is substantially of a symmetrical shape.
