Is it necessary to wear ear plugs with the ear band? I find ear plugs to be extremely uncomfortable
215947
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
215949
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.
129707
You might still have a hard time hearing yourself. They don't plug up sound nearly as much as other high filedlity ear plugs but they still do give you the slight muffled sensation when you speak while wearing them.
1622351
No actually thats how I would wear them before and never noticed a problem with sound.but to answer your question, no issues on how you wear them. Foam buds worked better for my ears. I ended sending them to inearcentral and turned them into personal inear monitors. I recommend you try it. worth the $150 the 3 drivers on this set are great for monitors.
1184204
No these are ON ear type, and they do cause ear fatigue for me after about 30 min or so. I have above average to large ears for reference.The area it hurts for me is the cartilage at the back of the ear and the ear lobe area.
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.
288970
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.
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.
169451
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.
1456843
Quite frankly, they work really well for me, but as my ex who was a nurse told me, you are asian, and you have really large ear channels... there fore they fit, people with smaller ear channels have a more difficult time getting them to fit comfortably... I would chop the larger flange off, to get them deeper into my ear... They do really well as noise blocking ear plugs.
1136667
1. They're comfortable. I've worn them to a number of concerts and have yet to remove them due to discomfort.2. I have average ears and they fit well.3. At concerts, I often insert and remove the plugs to see exactly what I'm missing in terms of fidelity and volume. I find that I always end up listening to the songs with them in.4. Save your ears! Get them!
1637315
I'd think they'd be damned uncomfortable unless you sleep on your back without turning your head to the side at all. But, then, I've never tried sleeping with them on, so I can't provide an answer from personal experience. You'd probably be better off using some ear plugs to block out noisy neighbors.
949302
They aren't very comfortable for overnight sleeping I've tried. They are a tad too bulky. This is especially the case with "side sleepers" you would be better with 'Hearos ear plugs'
509675
No, the earplugs are integrated and they are designed to secure to your goggles, not suit. I position mine in the back & it doesn't bother me at all!
673822
No, they are what is called "noise isolating" which means they are similar to wearing ear plugs. So when the music's playing that's all you hear and if you wear them while not listening to music, outside sounds will be slightly to moderately muffled, depending on how well they fit into one's ear canal. PS: ear canal to bud fit is key to achieve proper bass and overall performance from these type of earbuds.
927115
Pamela, probably not. While not an uncomfortable headset it is rather formfitting in design. There is not a lot of room behind the ear. Hope you find something.
824201
The band is rather floppy along the back of your neck, so laying on the band will not move the earpieces in your ears. You will feel its presence though. In my opinion, the only time the band feels awkward is when wearing a fleece or vest that zips all the way up your neck and the collar unfolds to cover the back of your neck. I have to make sure the band fits inside the collar or else it bounces around when running.
509671
no you cannot plug in earplugs, its better in your cap I duct tape the side handles closed after I insert one hair elastic on each side, I make a bun of my hair, then wrap the hair elastics around bun this keeps it on my head which is ideal as earpcs wires are fragile and short, if you swim and the ear pc wires are stressed a lot you will lose sound quickly ruining the gadget. but using this method mine last two years I swim 12 hrs a week