PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Valley-based concert photographer is introducing new jewelry that doubles as a way to protect your senses.

Kelly Fox created Plug & Play Jewelry, hybrid earplugs/earrings that aim to protect concertgoers from potential hearing damage while still staying in style.

Fox has worked in the Phoenix music scene for several years and has seen firsthand how loud music can affect her colleagues and friends. But often, she couldn’t find her earplugs during shows.

“I was really diligent about my hearing protection, but it was still a pain,” Fox said. “I was like dropping it and losing it. Getting it in and out of my pocket all night.”

She knows repeatedly buying new earplugs can get expensive. When she created a prototype of earplugs that would stay in place like earrings,

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