How To Insert And Remove Your Custom Earplugs
- Date: 2009-02-26 - Word Count: 453
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So you've bought your first pair of custom earplugs. Hopefully, your hearing protection provider will have shown you how to insert and remove them. Just in case you need a quick refresher, here's a step-by-step guide for you.
How should you insert your earplugs?
The right ear
First of all let's look at the shape of the earplug. There will be a flat section which is designed to touch your tragus, while the tip of the earplug is inserted into your ear canal.
To insert the right hand hearing protector (which will be marked in red or R), grasp the hearing protector between your thumb and fore finger of the right hand, and place your thumb on the flat section as shown below.
With your left hand, reach over and gently pull your right ear upwards. Put the tip of the hearing protector into the right ear canal and rotate backwards by just over 180 degrees. Wiggle the earplug slightly until it fits comfortably and snugly in your ear. The flat part of the hearing protector should be sitting against your tragus.
The left ear
Again, your custom earplug will have a section that enters the ear canal and a flat section across the top of the hearing protector. The flat section will eventually rest against the tragus.
This earplug should be marked in blue, or with the letter 'L', and again you should take hold of it between the thumb and forefinger, this time with your left hand. Slide your thumb so that it is touching the flat part of the earplug.
With your right hand, reach over and gently pull your left ear upwards. Place the hearing protector into the ear canal and rotate backwards, whilst exerting a little pressure. It will just slip into the ear canal. Once its in there hold your outer ear with your left hand and give it a bit of a wiggle. The hearing protector should be sitting inside the ear canal with a good seal.
It may be beneficial to use a small amount of otoform cream on your earplugs if you are using them for the first time, or if they have recently been cleaned. Take a small amount of cream and massage it over the earplug.
You will find that it is much easier to slip into your ear and it will also improve the seal between the custom earplug and your ear.
How to remove your earplugs
Removing your custom earplugs is easy. Just take your thumb and push up gently at the base of your ear. You will feel the earplug slip out into your hand. For the other ear, do the same take you thumb and push up gently and the ear plug will slip out easily. There you go.
How should you insert your earplugs?
The right ear
First of all let's look at the shape of the earplug. There will be a flat section which is designed to touch your tragus, while the tip of the earplug is inserted into your ear canal.
To insert the right hand hearing protector (which will be marked in red or R), grasp the hearing protector between your thumb and fore finger of the right hand, and place your thumb on the flat section as shown below.
With your left hand, reach over and gently pull your right ear upwards. Put the tip of the hearing protector into the right ear canal and rotate backwards by just over 180 degrees. Wiggle the earplug slightly until it fits comfortably and snugly in your ear. The flat part of the hearing protector should be sitting against your tragus.
The left ear
Again, your custom earplug will have a section that enters the ear canal and a flat section across the top of the hearing protector. The flat section will eventually rest against the tragus.
This earplug should be marked in blue, or with the letter 'L', and again you should take hold of it between the thumb and forefinger, this time with your left hand. Slide your thumb so that it is touching the flat part of the earplug.
With your right hand, reach over and gently pull your left ear upwards. Place the hearing protector into the ear canal and rotate backwards, whilst exerting a little pressure. It will just slip into the ear canal. Once its in there hold your outer ear with your left hand and give it a bit of a wiggle. The hearing protector should be sitting inside the ear canal with a good seal.
It may be beneficial to use a small amount of otoform cream on your earplugs if you are using them for the first time, or if they have recently been cleaned. Take a small amount of cream and massage it over the earplug.
You will find that it is much easier to slip into your ear and it will also improve the seal between the custom earplug and your ear.
How to remove your earplugs
Removing your custom earplugs is easy. Just take your thumb and push up gently at the base of your ear. You will feel the earplug slip out into your hand. For the other ear, do the same take you thumb and push up gently and the ear plug will slip out easily. There you go.
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