How to put in earplugs for sleeping

There are many different types of hearing protectors, but the absolute best – in the sheer amount of noise reduction that they provide – are foam inserts.

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The problem is, not everyone uses foam inserts properly.

To properly use foam inserts, about ¾ of the insert needs to go down inside your ear canal. If you don’t get it into the right spot in your ear, to where you can just barely remove it with your fingertips, then it is not providing you the prescribed level of safety that it says on the package.

Here, I’ll show you how to properly use two different foam ear plugs available on the market.

3M Classic Yellow Ear Plug

Take the earplug and roll it between your fingers and thumbs length-wise until it is a skinny cylinder.

Once it is skinny and flattened, pull your ear back to straighten out your ear canal and work the ear plug down inside your ear. Once you’ve gotten it far inside your ear, hold your finger in your ear until the ear plug expands entirely.

If you do not place your finger in your ear,

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