Are IEM's dangerous during takeoffs?

[KrooLism]

LoL- it's not dangerous. The air would escape out of your nose or seep out of the IEM's.

What? Did you think that if you plugged your ears, your head would expand with the ever decreasing pressure and... [size=x-large]BOOM[/size]

(crap - now they might confiscate IEM's as a terrorist weapon).

Trust me, in scuba, equalisation is much more important underwater than in the air as the pressure is 100 times stronger. And even then, the human head has much tolerances to changes in pressure. Don't worry, you'll be fine.
I do the same thing, I keep my IEM's in as earplugs.

 

[procreate]

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Originally Posted by OceanEnthusiast /img/forum/go_quote.gif […] and when you're flying in general, the change in cabin pressure is typically very small.

Pressure is set to 10,000 ft, and the cabin starts to "climb" from whenever the wheels don't have any weight on them anymore, irrespective of actual altitude. Just FYI.

 

[Sean.Perrin]

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Originally Posted by jdimitri /img/forum/go_quote.gif So the gum thing IS true?? Flying with a cold= unbelievable pain

YES! Oh my god.

I just wait until after take off to listen.... it is often wise to pay attention at points such as this in the flight where your attention may be needed.

 

[Audiofiler]

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Originally Posted by greenhorn /img/forum/go_quote.gif You're not alowed to use your electronic equipment during take off and landing anyway, so why keeping your earphones during this periods?

x2 thinking the same,
get some etomycs for take off, the non headphone plugs..

 

[Audiofiler]

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Originally Posted by Febs /img/forum/go_quote.gif I travel with my Total BitHead all the time, and have never had any trouble whatsoever. To block engine noise, crying babies, people in the row behind you talking overly loud about their embarrassing medical conditions, etc.

Yeah, you're really not supposed to at those times for a reason, and can potentially interfere with communications for flying and navigation..how'bout some ear plugs and short nap instead, or let me know the flights you take so we know not when to!

your post was too funny though..

 

[Febs]

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Originally Posted by Audiofiler /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah, you're really not supposed to at those times for a reason, and can potentially interfere with communications for flying and navigation..how'bout some ear plugs and short nap instead, or let me know the flights you take so we know not when to!

You misunderstand. I leave my E4s in but turn off the source. They function essentially as earplugs.

 

[knalb]

i've noticed pressure changes using silicone tips. I think i typically waited a bit, but who knows...

 

[Packgrog]

I use my Future Sonics EM3's with the foam sleeves on the Long Island Railroad every day. Without them, there's some noticable pressure build-up when going into the tunnels to Penn Station, but with the EM3's in, you don't notice it AT ALL. Same thing with the elevator at my main office, which goes up 42 floors fairly quickly, and usually causes me to have to pop my ears three or four times without my EM3's in. I also use them on flights for the same purpose, even with my players turned off. And on the train AND plane, I keep them in to block out noise so I can sleep. Great multi-purpose stuff. Very useful, and since they're nice and comfortable (unlike Etymotics, especially with the plastic/rubber sleeves), they're not even noticable. Hell, I even use my EM3's as earplugs at loud concerts. Seriously. I love them, and they've saved my hearing just from blocking out the noise from the NYC subways.

Plus, the cable isn't white, so I'm less likely to get mugged for my player. heheh.

 

[jules650]

I usually keep my IEMs in from before take-off until landing (or as long as possible) and I usually fly for 12 hours straight. The attenuation of the engine noise is enough of a bonus by itself, but it's mostly to block out the sound of crying babies.

Any pressure buildup I've found is always in my middle ear, never in the external auditory canal/outer ear. It could be different with custom IEMs but I don't have personal experience with those expensive toys.

edit: I've never crashed a plane by leaving my iPod on during take off/landing. I've heard that they're soon to allow mobile phones on some flights so the whole electronic interference thing may be a little out of date in a few years time. FWIW, recent studies have shown that mobiles don't cause as much inteference as previously thought around hospital equipment but I'm not sure someone wants to run similar studies while a plane is a few miles in the air.

 

[GlorytheWiz825]

Just take them out during take offs and landings. I usually only slip on my IEMs when we have "reached cruising altitude" and use them to block up the background noise while playing soft music so I can sleep.

 

[Chef Medeski]

I've never had a problem. Leave them in all flight. With or without iPod. No pressure problems. It actually feels like pressure doesn't change at all which is nice.

 

[Audiofiler]

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Originally Posted by Febs /img/forum/go_quote.gif You misunderstand. I leave my E4s in but turn off the source. They function essentially as earplugs.

very slick, thought that is what you meant..just was having a bit of fun

 

[Kees]

If pressure builds up in the closed compartment of the IEM it can explode and severely damage anything that is situated between your ears....
It is quite save for most people.

 

[nikongod]

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Originally Posted by Audiofiler /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah, you're really not supposed to at those times for a reason, and can potentially interfere with communications for flying and navigation..how'bout some ear plugs and short nap instead, or let me know the flights you take so we know not when to!

the reason you cant use "stuff" durring takeoff and landing is simple. it is the time when an "accident" could possibly have life or death consequences because of seconds of delay by a passenger. if everyone can get off the plane in 120seconds as opposed to 135, more people may live.

this is also the reason you should ALWAYS wear lace up shoes on the plane.

the airplane accident that caused the most loss of life happened on the ground, 2 planes drove into each other in the fog.

 

[procreate]

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Originally Posted by nikongod /img/forum/go_quote.gif the airplane accident that caused the most loss of life happened on the ground, 2 planes drove into each other in the fog.

Pan Am and KLM on Tenerife?