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00:00:01:06 - 00:00:21:22 Speaker 1 How to put the hearing aid into your ear. It is important that you're hearing aid fits comfortably over and in your ear. Holding it correctly is very important. Hold on to your hearing aid where the slim tube and the hearing aid connect. Hang your hearing aid over your ear. The slim tube should be in the front of your. 00:00:21:22 - 00:00:47:15 Speaker 1 Your hearing aid should be secure When you take your hand away. Run your thumb and index finger down the slim tube. Hold onto the slim tube at the point where the slim tube bends and gently insert the dome into your ear canal. Be careful not to pinch the slim tube with your nails. The dome should be inserted far enough so that the slim tube lies flush against your ear. 00:00:48:10 - 00:01:10:00 Speaker 1 You should not be able to see the slim tube when you look in the mirror. Grab onto the plastic wire that is still on the outside of your ear. Twist this plastic wire backwards into the bowl of your ear so that it keeps your slim tube securely in place. If your hearing aid has a slim tube with a blue code on it, the hearing aid is for the left ear. 00:01:10:16 - 00:01:32:04 Speaker 1 If your hearing aid has a slim tube with a red code on it, the hearing aid is for the right ear. To remove your hearing aid, lift your hearing aid from the back of your ear. Use your thumb and index finger to grab onto the base of your slim tube at the point where the slim tube bends. Gently pull the slim tube and dome out of your ear.