# Non-earbud specialized iPhone headphones **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 9, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-earbud-specialized-iphone-headphones/581310 "2011-05-09T19:10:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-earbud-specialized-iphone-headphones/581310/1 "2011-05-09T19:10:10Z")
Do there exist iPhone headphones with the microphone/rocker switch that are in the form of headphones, i.e. outside the ear? I like the convenience of the microphone and switch on the earbuds that came with mine, but I am supposed to avoid earbuds for medical reasons. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-earbud-specialized-iphone-headphones/581310/2 "2011-05-16T21:57:35Z")
_bump_ They could be Apple or third-party, it doesn’t make a difference to me. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-earbud-specialized-iphone-headphones/581310/3 "2011-05-16T22:36:42Z")
I am currently sitting at the computer listening through a set of [these](http://www.sennheiser.ca/live/senn/produit/en/1020/43). Sennheiser HD 218i. They have the Apple-style control buttons and microphone on the cord. I use them with my iPhone all the time, wearing them with the phone in my pocket. I have taken calls when standing at the counter, pressing the button to accept, then gone on to wash the dishes while chatting. 🙂