Ear plugs can be a great way to protect your hearing, but they don't work if they aren't inserted properly.

In this extra edition of Healthy U Tips, Dr. Noel Dice demonstrates the proper way to insert earplugs.

Whether you are wearing them at work or while you are doing yard work, keep these simple steps in mind to protect your hearing.

For other ways to protect hearing at any age, watch "How to Protect Your Child's Hearing" video, which also features Dice, an audiologist at Peakview Medical Center ENT and Audiology in Greeley.

For more about the series or links to other episodes, go to the main Healthy U Tips page. 

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