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Being that a little lube always helps insertion (Etymotic sez so!) what does everybody use to insert their IEMs? When I try do stick it in dry (my ER6i's) it hurts and the experience is not very satisfying.
This is actually a real question....but I couldn't resist.
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Traddad
Culture is deeper than most waters
Wallow in the bottom mud
You’ll grow gills in time
We all grow gills in time
-Mike Ladd
With clean hands and fingers, just squezing the silicone-tips between the fingers a little usually greases the tips enough to ease insertion (it does heat and soften the material a bit, so this may also be why the insertion is easier!).
But if you need more than this to make insertion more comfortable, lubricating the tips with OTOEase from Westone is a big help.
This is a grease-free lubricant for hearing aids and earmolds, I use it when inserting the UE10's, cannot do without it!
I just insert mine the hard way Guess my ears are much less sensitive than before due to extensive use of IEMs, but I basically had no problem with insertion to start with.
You can just try water, sometimes making it wet will help alot.
I just insert mine the hard way Guess my ears are much less sensitive than before due to extensive use of IEMs, but I basically had no problem with insertion to start with.
You can just try water, sometimes making it wet will help alot.
Yeah....making it wet always helps. I'm just a little worried about getting water near my precioussssss.
Clinically: My ear canals are really small (and at 6'5" and 227, I'm somewhat sensative about size...). I bailed on Shure because even their smallest tips were brutally painful. The ER6is are much better but still not great.
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Traddad
Culture is deeper than most waters
Wallow in the bottom mud
You’ll grow gills in time
We all grow gills in time
-Mike Ladd
Yeah....making it wet always helps. I'm just a little worried about getting water near my precioussssss.
Lol, I would worry about it too, but by wetting the tips I meant wet your fingers and then just touch the tips to get them moisturized. No worries this way
I've never used any lube. Just have a little foreplay first . Just kidding. No really, with SF5Ps or UE-10s I never found lube necessary. Just my personal preference. Some people like to lick it before they stick it
Lubrication question.
Guess my ears are much less sensitive than before due to extensive use of IEMs, but I basically had no problem with insertion to start with.
. Just kidding. No really, with SF5Ps or UE-10s I never found lube necessary. Just my personal preference. Some people like to lick it before they stick it
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