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My biggest concern generally is in-ear comfort. Short of molded customs, every in-ear headphone I've tried causes canal soreness within an hour or two, includi
by RickHull 12y ago
My biggest concern generally is in-ear comfort. Short of molded customs, every in-ear headphone I've tried causes canal soreness within an hour or two, including the "sound delivery straw" designs with delicate foam or rubber surrounds. Secondarily, it looks like the current model sticks out, causing pressure if one's head is resting on its side.
That said, my ear canal soreness is largely due to canal deformation relating to jaw movement. Perhaps this is not an issue for sleeping. Also, foam earplugs (compared to earphones) are not uncomfortable for me.
- d4n13ll33 12y agoThere are some people that have very differently shaped ears that we simply can't account for with a single design. Can I ask which part of your ear got irritated so that I can make a note? http://www.rudyard.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/external-ear-anatomy.jpg http://www.rudyard.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/external-e... Was it the tragus?
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- foxylad 12y agoI do get canal soreness from foam plugs. I've recently found that the silicone blob ear plugs are much more comfortable (perhaps because they stay in the outer ear), and are also more effective at sound reduction. I guess one of the challenges for this project will be handling the variations in ear geometry.
- d4n13ll33 12y agoSome people do like the silicone tree design earplugs more than the foam. It varies. We are considering providing some of those as a stretch goal! Yeah, the variations of ears is definitely the hardest challenge in our product