Not the round types like the old iPod earbuds but the relatively newer “bullet” style models (like these). I’ve owned a couple pairs, including one with different sized rubber tips and I’ll be damned if I can get any of them to stay in my ears if I move my head even a little. More annoyingly, I can’t exactly determine WHY they’re sliding out – if the rubber bit too small and not holding it in or is it too large and pushing it out? Beats me. I don’t think I have weird mutant ear canals or anything that would keep them from fitting.
Am I the only one with this problem? Anyone know of some wonderfully fitting buds? Even better, anyone have this problem then found wonderful buds that solved it? Am I somehow doing it wrong? I don’t use them often but I’d like for them to work when I do.
Only way I can wear earbuds is if I’m sitting perfectly still. Any movement and they fall out.
I wear a pair of banded headphones when I work out.
You just have weird ear holes. I have the same problem - I’ve never gotten close to being able to use Apple’s earbuds, and the ones with the rubber tips aren’t much better.
Search online for “over the ear earbuds” and there is your answer.
I have the same problem too. I just look for and use the old fashioned round kind that I can wedge into my outer ear. I mostly only use them at the gym so being stationary is not an option.
Me too. Very annoying. I understand you can get custom ones that mold to your ear, but that sounds like an expensive hole to fall into.
Why do I keep parsing the thread title as a song title instead of a question? I keep trying to force the words into the tune for “raindrops keep falling on my head”.
It’s just that kind of day, I guess.
As for the OP, maybe use ear paste? Not glue, that’d be bad. But some ear paste to increase the coefficient of friction?
I had the same problem and never thought I’d get any to fit until I got the ones with different sized ends, and chose one a size smaller than I thought I needed. They are slightly rubberized which helps.
You said you tried this kind, so sorry if this is a dumb question, but did you try all the sizes? go smaller than you think and try again.
Here are the ones I have. The ad here says they have 7 cushion sizes.
I can’t be super picky about sound quality with my tiny ear holes, so ymmv, but I like the way these sound and fit.
http://www.amazon.com/JBuds-Fiedelity-Ergonomic-Earbuds-Headphones/dp/B005VEZ57S/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1429114517&sr=1-7&keywords=jlab+earbuds
These Panasonic earbuds are angled so that, assuming you get the L and R earbuds in the correct ears, they stay in better than any other earbuds I’ve ever tried.
Another option might be these Koss squishy, foamy earplug-style earbuds. I didn’t like them as well as the Panasonics, nor were they as durable, but they might work for you.
No really - I have this exact same problem and “over the ear earbuds” is the answer. I promise. I work out with them and everything.
Oh, you all think you’ve got problems. You know that bit near your earlobe that points upward and keeps earbuds from falling out? I don’t have those. I didn’t even know I wasn’t ‘normal’ until earbuds became an option. I couldn’t figure out how people could jog and do other things without them falling out, as I couldn’t keep them in even sitting still. It wasn’t until I looked more closely at someone else’s ears that I realized that I am deformed (sob). This also means that if I ever need hearing aids, I won’t be able to get the kind that unobtrusively sit in your ear, but rather some ten pound contraption that people will mock me for.
I remember trying the different sizes once upon a time but last night when I was having this issue (thus spurring this thread) I looked in the case and it had been ravaged by my wife and kids at some point so my selection was limited. I figured that before I bothered worrying about replacements, I’d take my woes to you guys.
I can’t help you, except to commiserate. I can’t get earbuds to stay in either. I generally use the old-fashioned types with the arc over your head and the round foam-covered speaker outside your ear. Or the type with the over-the-head-arc and a little tab that sticks into the ear (which is better for sweaty workouts).
I had the same problem, but I tried the kind with the earpiece that fits behind your ear, and makes them look like behind-the-ear hearing aids, and they stay in fine. I can’t shake them out. I also use the smallest tip that the earbuds come with, and once upon a time, they didn’t come with a choice, so I assume the default was something closer to the middle size, or even between the middle and the largest.
Anyway, before the behind-the-ear kind were available, I just used over-the-ear headphones. Once I got some of that stuff you can mold if you get it warm, and is designed for making swimming earplugs, and made some custom earbuds by cutting the rubber tips off entirely, and then molding the earplug stuff around them. They worked great, but they totally blocked all ambient sound, so they weren’t safe to wear jogging outdoors, or anything like that. I lost them at some point, and never got around to making new ones.
A note on hearing aids: they go farther into your ear than earbuds, and are molded to the whole space of your own ear, and that’s how they stay in. Anyone can be fitted with them. Well, I’ve seen people with undeveloped outer ears who needed a headband, but they were exceptions.
Discomfort and poor cooperation is pretty easy to fix for In Ear Monitors (IEMs). They are called IEMs since they sit in your ear as opposed to your preferred earphones which sit on your outer ear. Getting a good fit is imperative to sound quality and comfort.
I use a pair of Future Sonic Atrio M5 IEMs for my everyday listening with a pair of Comply T-100 earphone tips. These differ quite substantially from your average silicone flanged earphone tips since they are of a form-fitting closed cell foam design that sit comfortably and securely in your ear canal. I’ve worn them from mowing the yard to jogging and they do well to stay in place. They offer superior isolation, though they suffer from lacking durability. Comply makes many varieties to fit all kinds of IEM models, so check out their compatibility chart.
Another method certain IEMs allow is “over the ear”. Some IEMs are designed to be worn like this and some may be adaptable to this wear style. This method helps isolate cord noise as well as reduce the force transferred to your IEMs.
I use ones like these for running and they have never fallen out. They twist in and lock in place. The sound is much better than the iPhone ones I use for work too.
http://www.yurbuds.com/en/in-the-ear/42inspire-100.html#/color-black
Round, bullet, whatever shape I’ve never found a pair that didn’t just fall out immediately. Glad to see I’m not the only one…
I had that problem (during my workouts), until I got the kind which have these hooks/loops which go behind your ears. Now they don’t budge an inch.
You need to use a different size silicone pad. While the medium ones will stay in with some discomfort, I’ve found that the tiniest ones work the best for me. They only come out when I flail around enough to drop my mp3 player and gravity yanks then them out.
I struggled to get a lot of the bullet ones to stay put when exercising (plus the cord bouncing bothered me), then I bought a pair of wireless Jaybirds Bluebuds. Stay put when running even in the heat of the Australian summer. They sort of twist to lock in place, and wrap closely behind the head so no bouncing or pulling the earphones out. Exxy but when I saw the US Tri team used them I asked for them as a gift and they’ve been great.
