
In-ear monitors are great, until the rubber sleeves stop being comfortable. Here’s a quick and cheap way to make disposable ones using foam ear plugs so you can stay comfortable while listening.
入耳式监听器很棒,直到橡胶套不再舒适为止。 这是一种使用泡沫耳塞制作一次性耳机的快速,廉价的方法,因此您可以在聆听时保持舒适。
你需要什么 (What You’ll Need)
Disclaimer: This project uses sharp tools and involves sticking things into your ears so be careful, and be smart! We’re not responsible for any mishaps!
免责声明:此项目使用了锋利的工具,涉及将东西粘到您的耳朵中,因此请小心并保持聪明! 我们对任何不幸不承担任何责任!

Foam ear plugs. I used some cheap ones from Amazon (AO Safety Disposable Ear plugs 80-pk).
泡沫耳塞。 我从亚马逊买了一些便宜的东西( AO安全一次性耳塞80-pk )。
- Scissors. 剪刀。
- Pen tip, rotary tool, or other sharp bore-like object. 笔尖,旋转工具或其他尖锐的类Kong物体。
This requires that you have earbuds that have a stem on them, like my Shure E3Gs below.
这要求您的耳塞上有茎,就像下面的我的Shure E3G一样。

冲Kong (Punching a Sound Hole)
The foam plugs will block outside noise, but we need to make a hole for the sound to come through and so they fit onto the earphones. You can use a pen tip that’s slightly sharpened, a rotary tool with a small bore tip, or anything of that nature.
泡沫塞会阻止外部噪音,但是我们需要为声音通过开一个Kong,以便将它们安装到耳机上。 您可以使用略尖的笔尖,带小口径笔尖的旋转工具或其他任何性质的笔尖。

Here’s a size comparison of the tools. Basically, you want to make a hole that is smaller than the stems on your earphones. That way, they’ll be snug and won’t come off in your ear. Let’s start by taking an ear plug and flattening it.
这是工具的尺寸比较。 基本上,您想制造一个比耳机上的杆子小的Kong。 这样,它们会很贴心,不会掉在您的耳边。 让我们从耳塞放平开始。

You can cut it to an appropriate length for your ears with the scissors. My ears aren’t very big, so I just cut them in half.
您可以用剪刀将其切成适合您耳朵的长度。 我的耳朵不是很大,所以我只剪了一半。

Wait for them to puff up back to their normal size and then flatten them the other way, so they’re a round dot.
等待它们膨胀到正常大小,然后用另一种方法压扁它们,所以它们是一个圆点。

Next, take your hole-making instrument and put it to work. I used a sharpened pen tip and punched it.
接下来,带上您的制Kong仪器并投入使用。 我用尖的笔尖打Kong。

You could also use a hobby knife and make a small square instead of punching a hole as well. Here’s what the finished product looks like.
您也可以使用业余刀并做成一个小正方形,而不是打Kong。 这是成品的外观。

I went back and punched holes in the other halves of the ear plugs so they wouldn’t go to waste.
我回去,在耳塞的其他两半上打了个Kong,以免浪费。

You should be able to just slip them onto your earphones, albeit with a little effort.
即使稍加努力,您也应该能够将它们滑入耳机。

The more snugly they fit onto your earphones, the more outside noise will be sealed out. It also helps keep them from slipping off into your ear that way.
它们越贴近您的耳机,外界的噪音就会越多。 这也有助于防止它们以这种方式滑入您的耳朵。

Squish them, put them in your ears, and wait for them to expand and create a seal before you let go. Ear plugs are pretty cheap, and you can make a dozen of these in a few minutes. It’s a great alternative to the rubber and silicone tips that come bundled. I have relatively small ears and one side is slightly larger than the other, so I can only keep these in a for about two hours before I need to take them out. I’ve been using the foam tips several hours a day for a few days and I can definitely vouch for the difference.
压扁它们,放在耳朵里,等待它们膨胀并密封,然后再放开。 耳塞非常便宜,您可以在几分钟内制造出十几个耳塞。 它是捆绑的橡胶和硅树脂笔头的绝佳替代品。 我的耳朵相对较小,并且一侧比另一侧稍大,因此在将其取出之前,我只能将它们放在耳朵中约两个小时。 几天来,我每天都使用泡沫小贴士几天,我绝对可以保证两者之间的区别。
Update: Some of our readers contributed their own tips to make the process easier. Robert Wictorzon’s method works particularly well on soft foam:
更新:我们的一些读者贡献了自己的技巧,以简化流程。 Robert Wictorzon的方法特别适用于软泡沫:
I use a heated needle for the hole making part.
我将加热针用于制Kong部分。
Another reader, frater mus, has a unique way of making drilling easier:
另一位读者frater mus提出了一种使钻取变得更容易的独特方法:
I find it easier to drill if I:
如果发现以下情况,我发现更容易进行钻取:
1. squeeze them under water a few times then freeze them. 2. drill out cleanly 3. allow to thaw and dry out
1.将它们在水下挤压几次,然后冷冻。 2.干净地钻出3.使其融化并晾干
Having tried both of these methods, I can say they work really well depending on what kind of materials your ear plugs are made from. Thanks as always to our helpful readers!
尝试过这两种方法后,我可以说它们的效果非常好,具体取决于您的耳塞是用哪种材料制成的。 一如既往地感谢我们乐于助人的读者!
翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/45602/how-to-make-disposable-sleeves-for-your-in-ear-monitors/