[camille]

i had occured this problem last year when the right tri-flange remained in the ear canal while taking the ER-6i out. i think this is what deterred me from using IEMs. now that i'm expecting Shure e3's soon, i may be a bit cautious when putting em on and taking em off. also, if such a thing happens, what is the safest way of removing a lodged tri-flange? one thing, is not using an unbent paper clip.

is this an isolated incident or does it happen w/ any IEM?

 

[lostbobby]

never happened to me, but tweezers shd do trick. Has happened to other folk, I think at least 1 emergency room visit. I don't come anywhere near close to jamming the whole triflange out of fingernail reach.

Q: did you wet the barrel of the IEM, put triflange on, then jam it deep in your ear?

 

[skylinedo]

emergency room visit? oh noes, did he survive?

 

[hotheadedjonny]

Never happened to me. But I only ever use sony MDR EX71.

 

[Jahvetti]

Every now and then my UE Super-Fi 3 leaves that silicone flange in my ear. It is quite easy to pick up just by using the earpiece to grab it and then just wiggle it out of there.

 

[theory_87]

nope... nv for me b4...

 

[Nights_85]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jahvetti Every now and then my UE Super-Fi 3 leaves that silicone flange in my ear. It is quite easy to pick up just by using the earpiece to grab it and then just wiggle it out of there.

I have the same problem with my EB's... luckily these things dont go very far in but its still just a tad bit destressing having something remaining inside your ear that isnt supposed to be there

 

[BushGuy]

You use fingers or tweezers to get them out - I've never heard of them being soo deep they cannot be reached by the user.

 

[PiccoloNamek]

The clear tips on my E4Gs got stuck in my ears several times, and one of the center tubes on my comply tips came out, leaving the foamie in my ear. I had to use tweezers the first time, but i had to dig the foamie out with my car keys.

 

[lostbobby]

Quote:

Originally Posted by PiccoloNamek The clear tips on my E4Gs got stuck in my ears several times, and one of the center tubes on my comply tips came out, leaving the foamie in my ear. I had to use tweezers the first time, but i had to dig the foamie out with my car keys.

I wouldn't do that with Toyota keys.

 

[[zero]]

One of my soft flex sleeves got stuck in my ear yesterday, I had to fish it out with a needle because it was in too deep just to use my fingers...now I know that I should never stick my left IEM in that deep ever again...

 

[ShaftedTwice]

I don't see how tri-flanges can get stuck in an ear, they're so big.

 

[Canon]

Yea I have had it happen with the Shure small Flex Sleeves once. I was able to get it out with my finger though. Since then I have been more careful and I havn't had a problem.

 

[Mrvile]

The E4C's clear PVC tip, medium size, makes for a really, really tight fit in my ear. I don't use it normally, but when I do it's actually quite painful to take out, and takes a good bit of pulling and twisting (my parents get pissed when they're trying to talk to me and I'm like, "Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on *wince* hold on, hold on..."

). But so far, I haven't had a problem with them coming off the actual earpiece, and those clear tips are the easiest to put on and take off.

 

[n1cx]

I've had biflanges stuck on my ear a couple of times. It was really easy to take out though. I did not have to use any tweezers or any other tools to take them out. I think the biflanges were still a bit wet when i had them stuck in my ear.