Best Way To Clean Foam Earplugs

The easiest thing to do with foam earplugs is fill a small bowl full of warm water and some cleaning solution.

Best way to clean foam earplugs. After this you should leave them in there to soak in the warm water solution for a few minutes. Earplugs should be cleaned by removing all earwax and contaminants prior to reinsertion. Simply fill a bowl with warm water and add a mild soap such as dish soap and let the plugs sit in the water for a few minutes.

You can try this on your disposable ear plugs but they are called disposable for reasons - they will most likely deteriorate in quality after this resulting in worse noise cancellation and you may find it more difficult to shape them into a cone. Eargasm recently launched these foam earplugs and I absolutely love them. Cleaning chemicals that you may use can be difficult to get completely out of the foam and so cause ear irritation when inserted back into the ear.

Clean the Earbud Tips. The hydrogen peroxide will loosen any earwax that may be stuck to the surface. The solution can be soapy water or hydrogen peroxide.

I recommend refilling the cup you used with more warm soapy water and repeating the same steps to clean them as well thats what I used to clean mine. For a quick cleaning to remove earwax etc fill a small cup or dish with enough hydrogen peroxide to cover the earplugs completely. Of course if the earplugs have a storage container than you need to clean it as well.

Experts suggest you wear soft foam earplugs by following these steps. This will kill any bacteria or microbes that may be present. In the video above I demonstrate the proper way to insert and remove foam earplugs safely and effectively.

Most foam plugs are only designed to be worn once or twice and so should be disposed of and replaced frequently to ensure effective safe and continued protection. You might not be able to remove them if you do this. Earplug Links and Resources.