How to use FOAM Hearing Protection and Ear Plugs - Proper Insertion Technique
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Dr. Clifford Olson, Audiologist and former Marine Corps Scout Sniper from Applied Hearing Solutions in Anthem Arizona, teaches the proper way to insert foam earplugs.
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Great for neighbors with no concept of time or sound
Actually I am that neighbor!!!! True though lol
OMG I RELATE WITH THIS
Or people you live in the same damn house with 🤦♀️
Oh my god, that is why Im here.
Diana Z Same here. Damn, do I love his dog and the way it barks all night long... 😩
My roomate snoors a lot, so I bought some foam earplugs, and at the first didn't help at all. I'd just put them in my ear and could hear everything. Didn't know I had to shape them and put them deep in my ear. Last night is the first time in a while I got some good sleep. Thanks, bless ya
My parents snore wayyy too much and our new apartment is not soundproof so I always have to put the tv and fan and piano music on so I can relax and try to sleep with a better sound but damn I wake up do stress because I’m cold and is so loud AGHH I’m a very sensitive sleeper so once I’m up I’m up so reading your comment gives me hope for tonight
Get ones with string as a chord.
But how do you hear your alarm?
@@uzairarshad4231 Vibration wakes me up.
@@uzairarshad4231 SMARTWATCH VIBRATES GOOD PLUS USE IT WITH PHONE VIBRATE OR TOY VIBRATION IF U KNOW WHAT I MEAN
I bought some ear plugs that were 4 1/2 stars online. When I used them, I could still hear everything - it was b/c I wasn't using them properly, so thank you for this video!!
Glad to help John!
I know what you mean, I had same experience. The noise (ball thud) is actually more prominent as all other noise blocked out EXCEPT the basketball! Grrrrr....
Using this to help block out noise when I'm studying. Thanks for the informative video!
Happy to help!
Hi how are you
Yeah
@thakurhimanshu tomar wow
@thakurhimanshu tomar go to store, purchase
Neighbour has been harassing me with anti-social noise so just brought some plugs. Thanks for showing the correct way to insert, it was clear & concise.
i recently tried using the second type of earplug shown in this video. after rolling the plug into a thin form, the person that was teaching me how to insert them told me to "insert it in my ear canal and then push AS HARD AS I CAN for about a minute." DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE. pushing AS HARD AS I CAN removed ALL the air from my ear canal, and as soon as i removed my finger from the plug, the resulting expansion created negative pressure on my ear drum and my ear drum ruptured (in other words, my eardrum got "sucked" outwards" and made an extremely painful pop). i've had severe hearing loss in my left ear for the last 2 weeks. i thought it would come back but it's still the same and i'm worried that the damage caused is irreversible. so, learn from my mistake people. only need to apply a bit of pressure when holding the plug to your ear after inserting.
wow what happened next? are you ok now?
Yeah tell us
please update us, are you ok now?
How are you now?
Now im scared to even put an earplug
Wow, I work around airlines all day and my company provides the foam ear protection but never should me how to use them. I thought they were crap. This video may have saved my hearing.
I love ear plugs! I usually use them to concentrate on my work in noisy environments, and those plugs does indeed help me being productive! Thank you for the amazing video!
This is SO cool... I tried it as you describe and I could HEAR your video sound volume decreasing as they expanded in my ear! Thank you so much! I always thought these plugs were useless, and it turns out I just wasn't inserting them correctly!
Thanks Doc. Cliff. Our cats wake us up early in the morning and we've lost sleep over it for almost a week now. Appreciate this guide. Now I can use my ear inserts properly.
Always a pleasure to hear Jim Carrey's health advices. Thank you!
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Thank you...about 18 Years ago I shot a 38 special without hearing protection and felt some pain in my right ear and ringing and slowly there after I been having ringing in THAT ear... gotten a little louder pitch over the years and now its permanent...I'm now 57 and wish I had listened too my friends..so please people put ear protection in...good video thank you....
You're a genius, I lost a lot of my time putting them wrong way in my ears but now that you show me the right way I'm now happy to know
You know you’d think inserting an ear plug would be common sense. Nope. I was doing it the wrong way, the way you showed in the video actually. Now, I can’t hear a thing. 🙋🏼♀️ Thank you.
I'm glad i see this video before the earplug package came, LOL. You got 1 Like from Indonesia. Thanks
cuy cara pakek ny gmn yg pvc
@@sagawa1179 kalo yang pvc setauku colok aja langsung
Kak pakai nya merek apa ya kalo bole tau?
Thank you so much for this advice! I used these things incorrectly for a couple of years, and now know how to do it perfectly. All the best! 😎
Your sir are a legend. I just learnt something very valuable. I couldn't sleep properly for years due to a noisy neighbour
problem is lack of info and knowledge, we teach kids the dangers of smoking, drinking drugs, etc. cancers.....but there is no knowledge or info on hearing protection taught in schools or by parents, most people don't even know that parties and concerts and clubs damage hearing. its crazy how there is such a lack of knowledge of protecting ones hearing. most people don't protect thier hearing and thats the sad part. i wish society would teach children the importance of protecting hearing in school
It's also ridiculous going to the movie theater and needing to wear there to watch a movie.. I also go to sporting events with these too. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get these earplugs into my ear canal - so I'm at a lost on what to do besides wearing them the wrong way as this dr describes.
None of that should actually be
@@H37P5kY57 go on amazon and buy concert ear plugs they are ten times better than foam plugs and are easy to put in. they cost more but they work a lot better
@@jessejames863 thanks so much for that piece of advice. I wasn't sure if those ones even worked
bartman1995 all the things you mentioned the teach are deadly that’s why like do you want them to start teaching kids to wear sunglasses to not tan as it fucks your skin or teach them the importance of correctly cutting your nails? Then teaching about hearing protection is not need all that much like going to parties ain’t that bad as normal, the sound is coming from one place like stop being so worried and let people live the way they what.
im just glad this video is out there and actually shows how to properly use ear plugs
Thanks for your informative, accurate, and well made video! This has helped me and many friends.
Have been using foam ear plugs for very loud OrangeTheory classes. Always difficult to get them in and sealed. Thanks for showing the proper way to insert them.
this is the REAL way of putting it inside thank you dr.! I was doing it wrong but this really works
I have titinus and I’m also a police officer. Thank you so much for this video.
My brother is also a police officer. Thank you for your service.
How many days would u use the same pair of earplugs?
Used a couple techniques here for my in ear monitor ear buds, worked like a charm. I'll listen on moderate volume for your sake though, doc.
I had the type 2 kind of earplugs which were not only fitting properly but also hurting my eardrum because of its excessive length. So, I chopped its tip off to bring it down to the size of type 1 earplugs shown by you. And it works like a charm! Thanks dude 🤗
This👆advice was as helpful as docs roll in finger advice.Type 2 plugs were sticking out of ears.Cutting them in half does the trick.
Never knew about the holding down the finger trick. Thank you! I do a lot of shooting as a hobby!
Absolutely wonderful!!! The best lesson from the best Teacher. Enjoyed and appreciated it from the onset.
I'm afraid that if I insert the plug too deep, I won't be able to get it out.
Too much deep will cause problem in eardrums
Me when I was about to use a tampon the first time. That didn’t go bad so I hope this won’t
@@Shejejjenwn_02 lmao
connect both airpads with each other through a small silky soft rope..so that you can pull it out easily if you want to pull
it is actually not possible to put them in too deep because the are only like half an inch and the ear canal is not straight and it bends.
This is so important to help with all sorts of loud situations Trust me you don’t want tinnitus.
I work night shift and my neighbors decided to remodel their home and yell over the drills and hammers, I couldn't figure out how to shove these little Orange things in my ears, thank you.
That’s the same problem I have. My neighbors started remodeling about 6 months ago and I am slowly getting insane because of this constant noise an the lack of sleep.
I tried both of these when I was working in factories
Did exactly what you explain. My ear canal swell up close in 2 days.
I had to have custom ear molds the only one my skin could tolerate.
:-)
I bought one similar to the Howard Leight yesterday and it did zero difference. I will use your method today! thank you
Wow, amazing. Never used ear plugs right. Will try this tonight.
You are the greatest utuber
Of all time.
I am extremely greatful. ❤💯
I'm just here looking for good earplugs, because I can't sleep in a room with a TV on (I don't have my own bedroom).
But I learned a lot. Thank you.
Thank you so much. I've been using earplugs off and on since 1998 when I was ten. It's always been a struggle and hit and miss. Usually, they just folded up when I tried to out them in. Pulling the ear flap back makes all the difference in the world. I could barely contain myself when it worked on the first try.
😂
Thank you so very much. You saved my life. Wish you all the best!
I'm really surprised to see its safe to push the ear bud so far in. What if you can't get it out? Plus when I've had some in well, i can hear my heart beating, which is very off-putting. I found gel ones good, but as i noticed regular use saw them disintegrate, i stopped using them.
They're not gonna get stuck inside but you just push some ear wax deep into your ear canal.
@@vamos419 thanks for helpful commemt I was ordered it recently I had this fear that
it will stuck inside.
I was so shook when all the sound just disappeared
Excellent video. I use foam ear plugs all the time. Now realizing the need to get them inserted even farther down the ear canal.
Had no idea you had to press it down. Very helpful, thank you 🙏 😊
Wow I learned something new today...i never knew why my ear plugs didnt work correctly...i was in the marines and was never trainned how to properly put these in 🤣
I’m glad the classic was shown, I purchased a softer type at the shooting range and could not leave the shooting room fast enough for the 3m type. Thanks for the info I can buy a box of a hundred.
Great video and very useful information. One question: can I use these earplugs for sleeping. Is it safe using on a daily basis??
Thank you so much! Very happy to have found this page!
What is the recommended time for disposing this earplugs or are those washable /reusable? Good video!
Thank you CPT Dvorak for the training links!
I go to music college and we never had a class or any info on hearing protection! I’d go on stage to sing each week no protection because I honestly didn’t know any better as a 20 year old. Being around drummers has taken a notch down of my hearing. Pretty sad cause it only took 2 years. Wish my college out of all places would have encouraged or at least mention to wear ear protection while on stage but not one mention. Lesson learnt and now I bring ear plugs everywhere I go
@3:57 true and one of the things that can interrupt the seal around them is wearing safety glasses which you should do when shooting.
I was interested to know if there are any significant difference in the different brands of foam ear plugs?
I see some marketed as "mute and noise canceling" but I don't know if there is any significant difference between them and the cheaper ones.
Thanks 😂 I thought mine were not working dumb me 😂😂😂😂 loved this easy straight forward informative video! Thanks❤
Good advice - I've been doing it wrong for years - THX
Bought mine and finally not earing my eletric fan anymore when using my one earphone thanks a lot doc
Are there any additional cleaning procedures you should take for your ear to prevent pushing earwax deep into your ear? I clean my ears normally now but wonder if I need to do anything more if I start using ear plugs nightly.
I am currently going to an audiologist tomorrow. It's extremely nessicary if you feel there's to much ear wax in your ear.
Thank you for the lesson
Before l use it in wrong way but now it's working sir, thanks sir
Nice explanation .Thank you🙏
Best video on ear plugs
They help keep your ears safe from loud noises… but are they safe in general?
Going to a concert and using earplugs it’s crazy work
Thank you I have migraine and this helps a lot
Thank you Dr.Olsen for your information. I have lots of earplugs and had no success with any of them. My husband and dog snore so loudly I can hear them 3 rooms away.
Have you tried Bose Sleepbuds? They actually play masking sounds as well.
I'm currently staying with some family who has a 3 year old and younger sibling who is used to a cold room, because of this a AC is on at night and it is loud, the family luckily has earplugs however I have never been able to use them this video really helped
I use Howard Leight for reading and it gives me a good soundless experience.
No matter how I hold the my ear while inserting the earplug, it never fully goes it. Could my ear canal just be smaller?
My roommate is a complete nuisance, I can't even sleep because he keeps talking even at night. So I had to get these damn earplugs. Thanks for the guide. 👌
I will test it today
Great video and thank you!! My school does annoying assemblies and they talk sooo loud I cover my ears but it hurts to hold them for sooo long! Thank youuu 💖💖💖
Thus video is great!I have adhd and have yo use earplugs to concentrate and sleep
Will try this tonight. I recently developed tenitis and noone ever taught how to wear them properly.
My method was twist, insert, the pull till it completes the seal so i heard less. So i guess that wasn't good
I use those every night when going to bed I'm worried that it might push the earwax against my eardrum causing rupture eventually
Thank you! I struggle with figuring this out, so this looks easy to try and do. I have very waxy ears. Will there be any issues with stuffing those deep in my canal if I have waxy ears? I clean them everyday, but just develop a lot of wax.
don't these ear plugs push the wax further into the canal?
thank you very much...i just bought this and i had know idea how to use it.🙏🙏🙏
Doctor i wasnt using them properly for almost one whole month until i found out about your video ! Do i need to get my ears checked ?? Please answer me sooner.
Thank you! I was thinking of getting ear muffs instead but im getting these foam protectors. Thank you!
Thanks for doing this. I started working in a Manufacturing facility and I been stuffing it i and twisting it... instead of rolling them with the howard leight honeywell ear.
Thanks Doctors it was really very helpful and smart.
Do these foam plugs also work as good protection for concerts? How many times can we reuse them? Also, what are your thoughts on silicone earplugs?
I live near noisy traffic. Would these prevent me from hearing an alarm clock? Or the alarm on my phone?
I guess I'd just test and try it 🤷
Yes, I've slept through alarm clocks with foam earplugs in.
@DrCliffAuD thanks. I was told by a pharmacist that foam inserts should not be used for prolonged periods - meaning sleep 😴 I also believe that there should be mention that hands should be washed prior to doing this
If used properly does it cancel the noise from a snoring roommate?
maybe not completely. You may need an additional masking sound.
@@DrCliffAuD what additional masking sound would you recommend?
Thank you so much! Literally thought they were not working
does the ear plugs protects us from loud crackers sound above 100 db
What if you do it correctly but don't put the full 3/4s inside the ear? Does it still provide some protection, for example would it provide, say, -20db instead of -30. I've been using different earplugs for years, sometimes foam, sometimes branded reusables. I mainly use them in bars and small venues with live music and playing live myself because I don't want my T to get worse. But with the foams I've sometimes not put them in all the way, but I did have noise reduction, as in I could hear that the sound was significantly reduced. In that case we're they providing protection?
Thanks a lot for showing how to use those ear plugs right way,before this i tried those once in wrong way.
Good explanation doc. Salute from *Hindu-India*
Amazing video bro, this video is life saving 🙏🙏
What if they get stuck in our ears?
Plz reply
Thank you!! Today I bought myself 3M plugs and I wanted to know how to properly use them to sleep, because neighbour is laying concrete. So can I somehow push them too deep and get them stuck maybe?
I was admitted to hospital with some incredibly loud breather next to me. These earplugs saved my sanity
Omg THANK YOU FOR THIS! I HAD BOUGHT THE ORANGE ONES AND WAS JUST SHOVING THEM IN AND THEY JEPT POPPING OUT 😩 I TRIED UR METHOD AND WHAT A DIFFERENCE 🙉😳😍 I HAD A QUESTION CAN I WEAR THEM WHILE SLEEPING?
Nice video,Any brands do you recommend?
Thank you for this video, very informative
But is it safe to use these for long hours (like sleeping 8 hours) or it will damage my ear?
Thanks for the breakdown
How many times can I use a single pair of the first type, the yellow one?
And also, should i wash it after every use?
Thank you very much. It was a great demonstration.
Great video. Explained well, easy to understand.
Thank you Doc.