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A great way to clean your IEM eartips

post #1 of 16
3/23/08 at 2:10am
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Hey everyone, don't know if this has been posted before but I recently started cleaning my Etymotic tips with Hydrogen peroxide. I would assume it will work with any brands tips too. Basically, I just soak them in a bit of H2O2 overnight.
This works especially well with the foam tips since it really penetrates and cleans them out good. After a good soak, the peroxide turns cloudy and your tips will be clean like new!

Try it out!
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post #2 of 16
3/23/08 at 3:49am
Is it safe with foam tips like the Shure olives? Ive been looking for a good way to clean them because whenever I wash them under water they seem to lose their memory and then become all spongy (Ive been through a few pairs because of this).
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post #3 of 16
3/23/08 at 9:57am
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Well, I've done it several times with both my tri-flange tips and my foam tips.

Cleaning will return the foam tips to their original cylinder shape so you have to wear them for a bit to get them back to the shape of your ear canal. I believe the H2O2 works much better than water because it actually pulls out all the earwax and debris from the inside of the foam and leaves them looking and feeling like new.
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post #4 of 16
3/23/08 at 10:13am
Great tip will try this with my used Comply foamies once I get some H2O2!
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post #5 of 16
3/23/08 at 10:25am
Good thinking, thanks simpleworld!
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post #6 of 16
3/23/08 at 1:24pm
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Originally Posted by simpleworld View Post
Hey everyone, don't know if this has been posted before but I recently started cleaning my Etymotic tips with Hydrogen peroxide. I would assume it will work with any brands tips too. Basically, I just soak them in a bit of H2O2 overnight.
This works especially well with the foam tips since it really penetrates and cleans them out good. After a good soak, the peroxide turns cloudy and your tips will be clean like new!

Try it out!
Thanks for the information.
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post #7 of 16
3/23/08 at 5:48pm
thanks!
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post #8 of 16
3/23/08 at 5:52pm
Been posted before but is still a great tip.
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post #9 of 16
3/23/08 at 7:15pm
But that's already known, lot of people do it already, or did I miss anything?^^
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post #10 of 16
3/23/08 at 7:44pm
cool tip. just make sure it's all off before you put it in yer ears, or you'll have blonde bits round your ears :P
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post #11 of 16
3/23/08 at 9:02pm
Wow this even whitened my yellow (originally white) Ety tri-flanges! lol
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post #12 of 16
3/23/08 at 9:12pm
Anyone try it with the Shure olives yet? Im still a bit hesitant to try hydrogen peroxide because I know stuff like rubbing alcohol kills the olives
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post #13 of 16
3/23/08 at 9:46pm
Just remember that hydrogen peroxide eventually turns into water when left to sit in the open. Don't soak for too long or it will be the same as washing the tips with water! The advantage of peroxide is that it dissolves ear wax.
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post #14 of 16
3/24/08 at 12:16am
yep, do this with my ety's.
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post #15 of 16
10/20/10 at 3:19pm

COOL TIP !!!

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