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>> "- Are protected from falls by the cord" The wire also tends to be the CAUSE of the fall. Earphones never just 'fall out' of my ear randomly.

• chris_7 10y ago
  Try to run with EarPods and (depending on the size of your ear, perhaps) it will happen. I do use custom UE IEMs so that isn't an issue for me. However, my main concern is accidentally dropping them when removing them - if they fall on the subway tracks, they're gone, and if they fall on the ground, there's no way I'm putting that back in my ear without sterilizing it.
  • k-mcgrady 10y ago
    That's true, I didn't consider people exercising.
    • dordoka 10y ago
      I do understand that is just my case, but it seems that I have smaller ears (and consecuently, smaller ear conducts) than the average person. I cannot wear the Apple earphones because they don't fit firmly: they're moving constantly (which generates noise that I hear) AND they tend to fall from my ears, even just sitting down in my computer and moving my head slightly. I would love to get rid of the cables, but airpods would be even a bigger problem, because at least with the cord they won't hit the floor. I usually employ in-ear earphones, which come in different sizes and that resolves my problem. TL;DR: it's not only sports/exercise, there's people with smaller ears :)