[pelayostyle]

Im bored at work right now and have some time to kill so i decide to play with the tips on my e4s. I just installed the triple flanges on and cut the stem to sit flush with the last flange. I put them in my ear and noticed how well they slid into my ear canal. It was a little wierd at first feeling it slide in so deep.
Anyways, I had them on for about 2 hours and went to take them out...... the left side came out and i could feel the suction, then the right....... OMG! THE PAIN!. I had to pull and wiggle it for it to come out and it hurt sooo bad. I gave it 30 min and i tried to put it in again but the pain is just so bad now. I work at a hospital and im seriously walking over to see a dr. and have him look at my ear. I now feel a burning pain and the inside of my ear feels swollen =(

 

[RedLeader]

well I know it takes some getting used to... but that doesn't sound healthy at all. Let us know how you make out!

 

[jjen89]

lol I had a similar (but less severe) experience when I got the ety er-6i's a mth ago. The tri-flanges cause marks in my ears and some soreness, so I make sure to swap them out for my px100's after ~4hrs.

 

[pelayostyle]

Ok so i just walked back from seeing a dr. and he stuck his otoscope(spelling?) into my ear then looked at my e4s and lauged at me. He said my eardrum is a little irritated and caused no permanent damage. He said that the pressure of the compressed air caused by the seal irritated the eardrum , just like your eye would be irritated if you were pushing on it for a long period of time. So basically the tri flanges are going in the trash ....

 

[Debaser86]

I can't use tri-flanges. I think I must have really shallow ear canals. I don't have a pair of IEMs (although I do have a pair of Vibes coming soon in the mail

) but I did get the Etymotic hands-free adapter for my cell phone. I tried both of the tri-flange tips it came with but I couldn't get them in my ear deep enough to form a seal and was paranoid about pushing it too far in. The bi-flange tip works great, though, so maybe you should try those if you have them.

 

[Etrips]

Not to thread hijack... but how do you make bi-flanges exactly? Triflanges just sound horrible to me for some reason, so before I toss them, I want to try out some bi-flanges!

 

[riffjaff]

From what I read in some mods threads, you just cut of the shortest stem, the first one, and you've got bi-flanges.

 

[Vicomte]

I prefer foamies, myself. They're squishy. And they sound great and isloate fantastically. Plus, they're squishy.

Did I mention that they're squishy?

 

[pelayostyle]

I cant wait till the new shure squishy foamies are released next month. I hope these will be as good as everyone says they are.

 

[Dregur]

They are squishy, and insanely comfortable as well!

-The Grinman

 

[Vicomte]

I just wondered what Tempur-Pedic foamies might sound like.

That stuff is wonderfully squishy.

 

[Advil]

Long live Comply tips!

 

[exX08]

Yes comply tips pwn Tri-Flanged. I would seriously invest in some Westone ones. That is what I have and it was the best thing I have gotten in a while. I traded my foamies for them but you can get them here...

http://www.westone.com/cgi-local/Sof...fa8+1178847316

 

[exX08]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vicomte /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just wondered what Tempur-Pedic foamies might sound like. That stuff is wonderfully squishy.

You should get a sample of that and mod it to fit good. That is a hell-of good Idea.

 

[strangemusic]

this thread is why I went from IEMs to cans.... i kept thinking about the "dont stick the Q-tip in your ear!" advice....