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> Unlike AirPods which fall out of your ears continually. If you genuinely have that problem you're doing something very wrong with your Airpods when many of i

by esskay 3y ago

> Unlike AirPods which fall out of your ears continually. If you genuinely have that problem you're doing something very wrong with your Airpods when many of its users are able to do long walks and runs without them ever budging. I wear mine to the gym, on hikes, long runs etc - I can confidently say I have never, ever had them fall out in 3 years of ownership.

cfn 3y ago
That is a bit too harsh, his ears may not be the right size or shape. I have had a lot of problems with AirPod like headphones and had to try several models before I found ones that don't fall off.
- kaba0 3y ago
  Maybe you are talking about different things? The normal AirPod has a fixed shape - it either fits your ear canal or it doesn’t. You definitely should try it out before buying it. The AirPods Pro has changeable sizes, so it really shouldn’t fall off anyone’s ear.
  - wannacboatmovie 3y ago
    But it does. So maybe it isn't a perfect product.
  - cfn 3y ago
    I haven't tried the AirPods yet and the shops around here (remote Atlantic islands) don't have an unboxed pair for me to try. From my experience the Pro models would work fine but the other models will probably fall when I am doing work in the woodshop or doing yard work. I have maybe three or four in ear headphones lying around that didn't fit the bill. For some people, that type of headphones don't fit.
  - Zanfa 3y ago
    Couldn't get my AirPod Pros to stay in with any of the tips I could find. Tried silicone, foam, all shapes and sizes, different amounts of pressure and depth in ear, but nothing worked. They'd just slowly creep out and eventually drop out, especially if I spoke. Regular 2nd gen AirPods are like glued in though, I could headbang or do handstands and they wouldn't go anywhere. Go figure...
    - alpaca128 3y ago
      In my experience the fit can be very dependent on the precise orientation in the ear. When I get it right they almost never fall out, when the angle is off a bit they hold for a few minutes at most.
- krisoft 3y ago
  > That is a bit too harsh, his ears may not be the right size or shape. Correction: his ears have perfectly right size and shape. The thing which might not have the right size and shape is the Airpod. We do not fit ourselves to human made objects, but the other way around.
kelnos 3y ago
Read as: "My ears happen to be of the right size that AirPods fit inside them without falling out, and if your ears don't conform in that way, you must be a broken human."
alpaca128 3y ago
> you're doing something very wrong with your Airpods when many of its users are able to do long walks and runs without them ever budging It's a product relying on friction fit with a body part that's shaped differently on every person, what makes you even consider the individual user is at fault? Also in my experience Airpods require a very precise orientation in the ear to really hold well. If the angle is a bit off they can fall out within 30 seconds, if it's exactly right I can listen to music for an hour without any issue. But I can't eat or drink in that time as that almost guarantees they'll slip out, and lying on my back is also not a good idea apparently. Those things are otherwise really cool devices but this is definitely a problem. I've seen a YouTube review where the guy said he's on his third pair by now.
vel0city 3y ago
Airpods and similar shaped earbuds just never fit well in my ears. I couldn't tell you why. But unless they're like IEMs with molded fit pieces or those rubbery cones that dig in deep like hearing protection, they're going to fall right out of my ears. I don't like earbuds, I avoid them. They're great for other people, and that's awesome, but they're not for me.
dredmorbius 3y ago
Now, where have I heard that before? ... <https://uxdesign.cc/youre-holding-it-wrong-how-to-blame-the-user-6ebfd36f5664 https://uxdesign.cc/youre-holding-it-wrong-how-to-blame-the-...> <http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/06/25/iphone.problems.response/index.html?hpt=C1 http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/06/25/iphone.problems.re...> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8972707 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8972707>

by esskay 3y ago

cfn 3y ago

That is a bit too harsh, his ears may not be the right size or shape. I have had a lot of problems with AirPod like headphones and had to try several models before I found ones that don't fall off.

kaba0 3y ago
Maybe you are talking about different things? The normal AirPod has a fixed shape - it either fits your ear canal or it doesn’t. You definitely should try it out before buying it. The AirPods Pro has changeable sizes, so it really shouldn’t fall off anyone’s ear.
- wannacboatmovie 3y ago
  But it does. So maybe it isn't a perfect product.
- cfn 3y ago
  I haven't tried the AirPods yet and the shops around here (remote Atlantic islands) don't have an unboxed pair for me to try. From my experience the Pro models would work fine but the other models will probably fall when I am doing work in the woodshop or doing yard work. I have maybe three or four in ear headphones lying around that didn't fit the bill. For some people, that type of headphones don't fit.
- Zanfa 3y ago
  Couldn't get my AirPod Pros to stay in with any of the tips I could find. Tried silicone, foam, all shapes and sizes, different amounts of pressure and depth in ear, but nothing worked. They'd just slowly creep out and eventually drop out, especially if I spoke. Regular 2nd gen AirPods are like glued in though, I could headbang or do handstands and they wouldn't go anywhere. Go figure...
  - alpaca128 3y ago
    In my experience the fit can be very dependent on the precise orientation in the ear. When I get it right they almost never fall out, when the angle is off a bit they hold for a few minutes at most.
krisoft 3y ago
> That is a bit too harsh, his ears may not be the right size or shape. Correction: his ears have perfectly right size and shape. The thing which might not have the right size and shape is the Airpod. We do not fit ourselves to human made objects, but the other way around.

kelnos 3y ago

Read as: "My ears happen to be of the right size that AirPods fit inside them without falling out, and if your ears don't conform in that way, you must be a broken human."

alpaca128 3y ago

> you're doing something very wrong with your Airpods when many of its users are able to do long walks and runs without them ever budging It's a product relying on friction fit with a body part that's shaped differently on every person, what makes you even consider the individual user is at fault? Also in my experience Airpods require a very precise orientation in the ear to really hold well. If the angle is a bit off they can fall out within 30 seconds, if it's exactly right I can listen to music for an hour without any issue. But I can't eat or drink in that time as that almost guarantees they'll slip out, and lying on my back is also not a good idea apparently. Those things are otherwise really cool devices but this is definitely a problem. I've seen a YouTube review where the guy said he's on his third pair by now.

vel0city 3y ago

Airpods and similar shaped earbuds just never fit well in my ears. I couldn't tell you why. But unless they're like IEMs with molded fit pieces or those rubbery cones that dig in deep like hearing protection, they're going to fall right out of my ears. I don't like earbuds, I avoid them. They're great for other people, and that's awesome, but they're not for me.

dredmorbius 3y ago

Now, where have I heard that before? ... <https://uxdesign.cc/youre-holding-it-wrong-how-to-blame-the-user-6ebfd36f5664 https://uxdesign.cc/youre-holding-it-wrong-how-to-blame-the-...> <http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/06/25/iphone.problems.response/index.html?hpt=C1 http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/06/25/iphone.problems.re...> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8972707 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8972707>