[Jajo]

Hello all

I was wondering if ear canals temporarily expand?

For about an hour or so, I was listening to my TF10's with foam tips. After that, I put in my customs and was having a very difficult time getting a good seal.

Has anyone else experienced that? Is it all in my head or do ear canals get bigger then contract after some rest?

 

[ClieOS]

Of course they expended. After all they are soft tissue and you can't expect them not to change a little bit when you apply pressure to it. Just give it some rest and allow it to relax back..

 

[QuantumXL]

Sometimes your ear expands due to dramatic weather changes and sometimes to sicknesses (example is an ear infection) They change constantly.

 

[Jajo]

ClieOS, I figured I was asking a common sense question, but it would put my worries to rest.
 
QuantumXL, funny you mentioned weather changes and sickness.  The first snowfall fell today, and I've also been battling a cold (it's winning, though).  

 

[LegendaryLvl1]

I swear my ear canals have expanded permanently from over abuse to fitting different type of foams/silicons

 

[Noyan]

I've noticed this too actually. I sleep with my in ears and when i wake up my ear canals usually expanded to the point where my pinky almost fits comfortably . . haha but its shrinks back up later so, doesn't seem like a big deal!

 

[Xan7hos]

as with most things, heat = expansion, cold = compression