Is it necessary to wear ear plugs with the ear band? I find ear plugs to be extremely uncomfortable
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I would have to say yes....my mom tried the bandit without ear plugs and she still got water in her ears.....I find ear plugs uncomfortable too but the silicon ones seem to be pretty good with the bandit
215948
Yes, the ear plugs are necessary if you are trying to prevent water in your ears. THe band simply keeps the earplugs from falling it. The Mack's pillow soft silicone ear plugs are not as bad as other earplugs--they conform to your ear shape, instead of the other way 'round. I agree with you, though, wouldn't it be great if the band were waterproof and would form a sort of "suction" OVER your ear, instead of IN your ear, to keep water out. Why don't you invent that?! Good luck to you. Donna
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I would say yes. The Mack's silicon earplugs are the most comfy. We use the Ear Band-It to hold the silicon earplugs in and keep them watertight.
543838
I put them on and had my husband speak quietly to me. Heard him fine. So, no noise blocking. Ear plugs will probably be your best bet.
1276360
I wear ear plugs when using. It's definitely loud, but saves me at least an hour when drying my car. You may irritate the neighbors, but you don't need it for that long when drying your car.
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As long as there is not a lot of background noise. Of course you will have to wear the headband with the ear buds in your ears.My husband uses them for watching DVDs mainly - even then, the background music drowns out the spoken words.
913411
Yes but I prefer to make mine by boring a small hole in the center of foam earplugs. More comfortable and less feedback.
1519548
Comfort will differ greatly according to the shape of your ear. I find this very uncomfortable after about 30 minutes of wearing. It doesn't fall out of my ear, per se, but sometimes it just doesn't feel settled. From other answers given, I am probably a mutant, though. And very late to the party, it seems.
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I'm wearing them right now with dangly, wire earrings. I don't find them difficult to adhere or poke through, and they do support my lobe. I agree with the other poster that if you don't put them on with care your earlobe can look a little silly. Just reposition
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Yes, I have to admit earbuds aren't very comfortable because they lack a good ergonomic design, i.e., comfort that you have with traditional headphones. They suit the purpose of a hands-free device.
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I wear my helmet with them in, but it is tight. I have been pulling the earphones out before taking the helmet off to because it is painful to do it the other way. I satisfied with the fit and not looking to buy another set that might be more of a flush fit.
197629
These were uncomfortable for me with or without using the rubber ear pieces. I ordered some foam ear buds - B004XJ6R0Q and now they are fine. I can wear them for hours without problem.
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Yes, you need to wear them over the ear. You can't separate the ear hoop from the bud.
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I usually wear the mask band high enough so that it doesn't touch my ears much. If it moves around the band goes over my ears but I've become so used to it that it seems comfortable. I also find the mask comfortable when sleeping on my side. However when I first started wearing it I did not. You just have to spend some time getting used to the mask and it seems to also break in a little bit like a comfy pair of shoes.
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I did not find any external annoyance. I suppose in very noisy environments this could occur but I had no problem. Further I wear high end hearing aids (best thing for music I ever did) so the ear plug option would not have worked for me anyway. I love these little light head phones. I have a large Klipsch 10 speaker surround system and did not think the sound would compare. Does not Move the room :-) but still very nice!!
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The band is meant to be worn with Doc's Proplugs (also sold on Amazon). The band holds in the plugs so that the ears are sealed, without damaging them the way regular ear plugs will.
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I would say no to your question. You would need a different kind of ear plug. My daughter uses these for drumming so she can still hear everything, but it protects her ears from the harmful sounds. A lot of people use them for going to the movies or to a concert. You can buy sleeping ear plugs at a drugstore for not much money. Hope this helps!
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This is simply a headband with earphones. They don't go in-ear, so I suppose you could used them in combination with ear plugs.
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In theory you could wear them "normally" since the over-ear part is only semi-rigid. However, I tried it and the earbuds were basically falling out once I started moving.