Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
a little round stick hanging down. What is the purpose of this stick
and does it do anything anyone would want done?

I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity. Is this it?

--
Cheers, Bev
My computer doesn't have to be friendly;
civil is entirely sufficient.

The Real Bev wrote:

> Airpods (and presumably others

My pixel buds don't have anything similar

> although I haven't paid attention) have
> a little round stick hanging down.  What is the purpose of this stick
> and does it do anything anyone would want done?

I think the mics are in the stems, so ought to aim vaguely towards your
mouth, or get piercings done to hold them in place!

<https://www.allure.com/story/apple-airpods-ear-gauges>

On 8/19/23 12:49 PM, Andy Burns wrote:
> The Real Bev wrote:
>
>> Airpods (and presumably others
>
> My pixel buds don't have anything similar
>
>> although I haven't paid attention) have
>> a little round stick hanging down.  What is the purpose of this stick
>> and does it do anything anyone would want done?
>
> I think the mics are in the stems, so ought to aim vaguely towards your
> mouth, or get piercings done to hold them in place!
>
> <https://www.allure.com/story/apple-airpods-ear-gauges>

That's almost as creepy as grommets.

--
Cheers, Bev

In article <ubr4m0$vtc4$1@dont-email.me>, The Real Bev
<bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

> Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
> a little round stick hanging down. What is the purpose of this stick
> and does it do anything anyone would want done?

the battery is in the stem, and it also helps put the microphone closer
to one's mouth.

airpods pro have a much shorter stem and some buds don't have any stem.

> I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
> earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity. Is this it?

no, but they don't fall out during activity mostly because there is no
dangling wire tugging on them.

the ones with noise cancelation have a fitted tip to seal into the ear
so that the noise cancelation can work, which are even more secure. the
noise cancelation can be disabled so that outside sounds can be heard
(or mixed in for a little of each).

On 19.8.23 11:12 pm, The Real Bev wrote:
> On 8/19/23 12:49 PM, Andy Burns wrote:
>> The Real Bev wrote:
>>
>>> Airpods (and presumably others
>>
>> My pixel buds don't have anything similar
>>
>>> although I haven't paid attention) have
>>> a little round stick hanging down.  What is the purpose of this stick
>>> and does it do anything anyone would want done?
>>
>> I think the mics are in the stems, so ought to aim vaguely towards your
>> mouth, or get piercings done to hold them in place!
>>
>> <https://www.allure.com/story/apple-airpods-ear-gauges>
>
> That's almost as creepy as grommets.
>

I can remember the days when one used to sit down quietly and relax to
listen to music. But then maybe they aren't listening to music on the
buds, perhaps it's instructions for the snowflakes on how to walk
without tripping over - "left foot forward, now the right one, now
the......"

:^)

--
Tetbury, Gloucestershire , UK

Inside every old man is a young man wondering what the hell happened.

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
> Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
> a little round stick hanging down. What is the purpose of this stick
> and does it do anything anyone would want done?

It holds the battery and also provides a bit of stability.

> I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
> earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity. Is this it?

They don't easily fall out because there's no chord, but if you're doing
very strenuous activity there are earbuds with clips that go round the back
if the ear.

On 8/20/23 6:43 AM, Chris wrote:
> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
>> a little round stick hanging down. What is the purpose of this stick
>> and does it do anything anyone would want done?
>
> It holds the battery and also provides a bit of stability.
>
>> I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
>> earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity. Is this it?
>
> They don't easily fall out because there's no chord, but if you're doing
> very strenuous activity there are earbuds with clips that go round the back
> if the ear.

I'm thinking more about hearing aids -- my phone gave me a serious
unanticipated blast of sound (no idea why) while I was tweaking some
settings and I immediately lost hearing in that ear. What do real
athletes use? Hubby can't use ANY earbuds because his ear structure is
missing the little wall that normal people have that would help keep the
earbud from falling out.

I've got a set of those earphones with the thing that goes around your
neck and has the bluetooth earbuds attacked to it with wires, but it's
kind of a nuisance to use -- especially since i rarely (never?) want to
actually listen to the phone and the buttons are both illegible and
invisible :-(

I guess what people really need is contact lenses for their ears :-(

--
Cheers, Bev
"I can't stand this proliferation of paperwork. It's useless to
fight the forms. You've got to kill the people producing them."
-- Vladimir Kabaidze

On 8/19/2023 12:20 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
> Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
> a little round stick hanging down.  What is the purpose of this stick
> and does it do anything anyone would want done?
>
> I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
> earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity.  Is this it?

Those do nothing in terms of keeping them from falling out. Nextdoor is
filled with posts about lost and found AirPods.

At the gym I go to, there are constantly people having AirPods fall out
while exercising. I notice a significant percentage, though still low,
of people using wired earphones.

--
“If you are not an expert on a subject, then your opinions about it
really do matter less than the opinions of experts. It's not
indoctrination nor elitism. It's just that you don't know as much as
they do about the subject.”—Tin Foil Awards

In article <ubttps$1hhin$1@dont-email.me>, sms
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> On 8/19/2023 12:20 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
> > Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
> > a little round stick hanging down.  What is the purpose of this stick
> > and does it do anything anyone would want done?
> >
> > I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
> > earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity.  Is this it?
>
> Those do nothing in terms of keeping them from falling out.

actually, they do.

> Nextdoor is
> filled with posts about lost and found AirPods.

that means absolutely nothing. nobody posts about not losing airpods.

also, lost airpods aren't always due to falling out. sometimes people
drop them.

> At the gym I go to, there are constantly people having AirPods fall out
> while exercising. I notice a significant percentage, though still low,
> of people using wired earphones.

bullshit.

airpods don't fall out even during very active exercise, with airpods
pro even more so because of the seal (for noise cancelation).

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/20/23 6:43 AM, Chris wrote:
>> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
>>> a little round stick hanging down. What is the purpose of this stick
>>> and does it do anything anyone would want done?
>>
>> It holds the battery and also provides a bit of stability.
>>
>>> I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
>>> earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity. Is this it?
>>
>> They don't easily fall out because there's no chord, but if you're doing
>> very strenuous activity there are earbuds with clips that go round the back
>> if the ear.
>
> I'm thinking more about hearing aids -- my phone gave me a serious
> unanticipated blast of sound (no idea why) while I was tweaking some
> settings and I immediately lost hearing in that ear. What do real
> athletes use?

You'd have to ask them. I think they use the ones I mentioned above.

> Hubby can't use ANY earbuds because his ear structure is
> missing the little wall that normal people have that would help keep the
> earbud from falling out.

Not sure what structure you're talking about but many buds use foam or
flexible pads that sit within the ear canal. No external structures
required.

> I've got a set of those earphones with the thing that goes around your
> neck and has the bluetooth earbuds attacked to it with wires, but it's
> kind of a nuisance to use -- especially since i rarely (never?) want to
> actually listen to the phone and the buttons are both illegible and
> invisible :-(

Try these. I friend swears by them as they sit on the bone structure near
your ear and vibrate sound into your ears. I tried them out briefly and
they sound great.
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/mp/shokz/openrun-bone-conduction-sports-headphones/_/R-p-954be525-c3c8-4832-bc7e-0c7dbeb63e1c

> I guess what people really need is contact lenses for their ears :-(

Not sure what you mean.

On 8/20/23 11:44 PM, Chris wrote:
> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 8/20/23 6:43 AM, Chris wrote:
>>> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
>>>> a little round stick hanging down. What is the purpose of this stick
>>>> and does it do anything anyone would want done?
>>>
>>> It holds the battery and also provides a bit of stability.
>>>
>>>> I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
>>>> earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity. Is this it?
>>>
>>> They don't easily fall out because there's no chord, but if you're doing
>>> very strenuous activity there are earbuds with clips that go round the back
>>> if the ear.
>>
>> I'm thinking more about hearing aids -- my phone gave me a serious
>> unanticipated blast of sound (no idea why) while I was tweaking some
>> settings and I immediately lost hearing in that ear. What do real
>> athletes use?
>
> You'd have to ask them. I think they use the ones I mentioned above.

Big part behind the ear, wire over the top, something leading to the
earbud in the ear? I'll look...

>> Hubby can't use ANY earbuds because his ear structure is
>> missing the little wall that normal people have that would help keep the
>> earbud from falling out.
>
> Not sure what structure you're talking about but many buds use foam or
> flexible pads that sit within the ear canal. No external structures
> required.

Supposedly held in by friction, but that's not enough.

If you're really interested, it's the tragus and/or antitragus.
https://otosurgeryatlas.stanford.edu/otologic-surgery-atlas/surgical-anatomy-of-the-ear/external-ear/#iLightbox[gallery_image_1]/0

>> I've got a set of those earphones with the thing that goes around your
>> neck and has the bluetooth earbuds attacked to it with wires, but it's
>> kind of a nuisance to use -- especially since i rarely (never?) want to
>> actually listen to the phone and the buttons are both illegible and
>> invisible :-(
>
> Try these. I friend swears by them as they sit on the bone structure near
> your ear and vibrate sound into your ears. I tried them out briefly and
> they sound great.
> https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/mp/shokz/openrun-bone-conduction-sports-headphones/_/R-p-954be525-c3c8-4832-bc7e-0c7dbeb63e1c

Long ago somebody at the LA County Fair touched my head with a
bone-conduction thing. It sounded like a voice inside my head. I
suspect you could be really mean to a schizophrenic person with one of
these...

Shokz. They should have chosen a less-frightening name. Interesting.

>> I guess what people really need is contact lenses for their ears :-(
>
> Not sure what you mean.

Something you put in (screw into a socket in the skull, perhaps?) in the
morning which becomes imperceptible.

--
Cheers, Bev
"If you expect to score points by whining, join a European soccer team."
--Demotivators poster

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/20/23 11:44 PM, Chris wrote:
>> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 8/20/23 6:43 AM, Chris wrote:
>>>> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
>>>>> a little round stick hanging down. What is the purpose of this stick
>>>>> and does it do anything anyone would want done?
>>>>
>>>> It holds the battery and also provides a bit of stability.
>>>>
>>>>> I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
>>>>> earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity. Is this it?
>>>>
>>>> They don't easily fall out because there's no chord, but if you're doing
>>>> very strenuous activity there are earbuds with clips that go round the back
>>>> if the ear.
>>>
>>> I'm thinking more about hearing aids -- my phone gave me a serious
>>> unanticipated blast of sound (no idea why) while I was tweaking some
>>> settings and I immediately lost hearing in that ear. What do real
>>> athletes use?
>>
>> You'd have to ask them. I think they use the ones I mentioned above.
>
> Big part behind the ear, wire over the top, something leading to the
> earbud in the ear? I'll look...

Main body of earphone sits in the ear, with a clip going over the back the
ear. Like this:
https://www.johnlewis.com/jlab-audio-air-sport-true-wireless-bluetooth-sweat-weather-resistant-in-ear-headphones-with-mic-remote-black/p4283466

>>> Hubby can't use ANY earbuds because his ear structure is
>>> missing the little wall that normal people have that would help keep the
>>> earbud from falling out.
>>
>> Not sure what structure you're talking about but many buds use foam or
>> flexible pads that sit within the ear canal. No external structures
>> required.
>
> Supposedly held in by friction, but that's not enough.
>
> If you're really interested, it's the tragus and/or antitragus.
> https://otosurgeryatlas.stanford.edu/otologic-surgery-atlas/surgical-anatomy-of-the-ear/external-ear/#iLightbox[gallery_image_1]/0

Ah, I see. Problematic.

>>> I've got a set of those earphones with the thing that goes around your
>>> neck and has the bluetooth earbuds attacked to it with wires, but it's
>>> kind of a nuisance to use -- especially since i rarely (never?) want to
>>> actually listen to the phone and the buttons are both illegible and
>>> invisible :-(
>>
>> Try these. I friend swears by them as they sit on the bone structure near
>> your ear and vibrate sound into your ears. I tried them out briefly and
>> they sound great.
>> https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/mp/shokz/openrun-bone-conduction-sports-headphones/_/R-p-954be525-c3c8-4832-bc7e-0c7dbeb63e1c
>
> Long ago somebody at the LA County Fair touched my head with a
> bone-conduction thing. It sounded like a voice inside my head. I
> suspect you could be really mean to a schizophrenic person with one of
> these...

It's not that bad. It sounds just like normal headphones.

> Shokz. They should have chosen a less-frightening name. Interesting.

Agree.

>>> I guess what people really need is contact lenses for their ears :-(
>>
>> Not sure what you mean.
>
> Something you put in (screw into a socket in the skull, perhaps?) in the
> morning which becomes imperceptible.

Not sure I'd want to have headphones on all day, but I see what you mean.

On 8/21/23 10:56 AM, Chris wrote:
> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
> Main body of earphone sits in the ear, with a clip going over the back the
> ear. Like this:
> https://www.johnlewis.com/jlab-audio-air-sport-true-wireless-bluetooth-sweat-weather-resistant-in-ear-headphones-with-mic-remote-black/p4283466

I see. Hubby has a pair of wired ones like that and likes them.

>>> https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/mp/shokz/openrun-bone-conduction-sports-headphones/_/R-p-954be525-c3c8-4832-bc7e-0c7dbeb63e1c
>>
>> Long ago somebody at the LA County Fair touched my head with a
>> bone-conduction thing. It sounded like a voice inside my head. I
>> suspect you could be really mean to a schizophrenic person with one of
>> these...
>
> It's not that bad. It sounds just like normal headphones.

Tech must have improved in the last 2 decades then. The sound was
definitely not like normal headphones.

>>>> I guess what people really need is contact lenses for their ears :-(
>>>
>>> Not sure what you mean.
>>
>> Something you put in (screw into a socket in the skull, perhaps?) in the
>> morning which becomes imperceptible.
>
> Not sure I'd want to have headphones on all day, but I see what you mean.

Something you don't have to think about. What cataract lenses were
supposed to be, but aren't for a lot of people.

--
Cheers, Bev
"We've got some stupid people out there. This morning, I woke
up in a bathtub filled with ice and I had an extra kidney."

On Sun, 20 Aug 2023 10:53:01 -0700, The Real Bev
<bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 8/20/23 6:43 AM, Chris wrote:
>> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
>>> a little round stick hanging down. What is the purpose of this stick
>>> and does it do anything anyone would want done?

Now come some people wear one in each ear?
Two different phones?
Doesn't it interfere with hearing the outside world?
Just because it looks cool?

>> It holds the battery and also provides a bit of stability.
>>
>>> I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
>>> earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity. Is this it?
>>
>> They don't easily fall out because there's no chord, but if you're doing
>> very strenuous activity there are earbuds with clips that go round the back
>> if the ear.
>
>I'm thinking more about hearing aids -- my phone gave me a serious
>unanticipated blast of sound (no idea why) while I was tweaking some
>settings and I immediately lost hearing in that ear. What do real
>athletes use? Hubby can't use ANY earbuds because his ear structure is
>missing the little wall that normal people have that would help keep the
>earbud from falling out.

Hey, I think I'm missing that too. Your post is the first sign I've
gotten that that is possible. (I've never had one to try.) Certainly
to the rear of that groove, I have nothing. To the front of it, I
can't tell just by feeling. Maybe there's something I could buy that
would let me see my ears, like a how you say, mirror.
>
>I've got a set of those earphones with the thing that goes around your
>neck and has the bluetooth earbuds attacked to it with wires, but it's
>kind of a nuisance to use -- especially since i rarely (never?) want to
>actually listen to the phone and the buttons are both illegible and
>invisible :-(

I have some things like that. A pair I bought for $8 at the
supermarket, which I only plug in my ears when I plan to make a long
cell phone call and don't want to have to hold the phone for a long
time. I liked them so I bought
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TYQBGS3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
for $17.45. Bigger battery I think.

And fianlly I can't find my $300 Bose Hearphones that amplify ambient
sounds and also have bluetooth So until I find them I bought a
cheaper ones from Amazon that work fairly well except the on-off
switch.

They call them sound amplifiers, if you're searching for them.

These had terible sound:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BNCJ7R68/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Plus I had to pay to send them back, but they did refund my money.

These work pretty well:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C3MDFNRB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
$149

>I guess what people really need is contact lenses for their ears :-(

On Mon, 21 Aug 2023 06:44:46 -0000 (UTC), Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
wrote:

>The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 8/20/23 6:43 AM, Chris wrote:
>>> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
>>>> a little round stick hanging down. What is the purpose of this stick
>>>> and does it do anything anyone would want done?
>>>
>>> It holds the battery and also provides a bit of stability.
>>>
>>>> I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
>>>> earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity. Is this it?
>>>
>>> They don't easily fall out because there's no chord, but if you're doing
>>> very strenuous activity there are earbuds with clips that go round the back
>>> if the ear.
>>
>> I'm thinking more about hearing aids -- my phone gave me a serious
>> unanticipated blast of sound (no idea why) while I was tweaking some
>> settings and I immediately lost hearing in that ear. What do real
>> athletes use?
>
>You'd have to ask them. I think they use the ones I mentioned above.
>
>> Hubby can't use ANY earbuds because his ear structure is
>> missing the little wall that normal people have that would help keep the
>> earbud from falling out.
>
>Not sure what structure you're talking about but many buds use foam or
>flexible pads that sit within the ear canal. No external structures
>required.
>
>> I've got a set of those earphones with the thing that goes around your
>> neck and has the bluetooth earbuds attacked to it with wires, but it's
>> kind of a nuisance to use -- especially since i rarely (never?) want to
>> actually listen to the phone and the buttons are both illegible and
>> invisible :-(
>
>Try these. I friend swears by them as they sit on the bone structure near
>your ear and vibrate sound into your ears. I tried them out briefly and
>they sound great.
>https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/mp/shokz/openrun-bone-conduction-sports-headphones/_/R-p-954be525-c3c8-4832-bc7e-0c7dbeb63e1c

I red the whole ad and it never mentions bluetooth. They are
bluetooth arent' they?

>> I guess what people really need is contact lenses for their ears :-(
>
>Not sure what you mean.
>
>

On Sun, 20 Aug 2023 13:41:30 -0700, sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
wrote:

>On 8/19/2023 12:20 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>> Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
>> a little round stick hanging down.  What is the purpose of this stick
>> and does it do anything anyone would want done?
>>
>> I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
>> earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity.  Is this it?
>
>Those do nothing in terms of keeping them from falling out. Nextdoor is
>filled with posts about lost and found AirPods.
>
>At the gym I go to, there are constantly people having AirPods fall out
>while exercising. I notice a significant percentage, though still low,
>of people using wired earphones.

That's what I often use. And a lot cheaper too.

Just that they invented wireless earbuds is not proof that they should
be used. What if someone invented an electric car?

On Sun, 20 Aug 2023 18:53:40 -0400, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
wrote:

>In article <ubttps$1hhin$1@dont-email.me>, sms
><scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 8/19/2023 12:20 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>> > Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
>> > a little round stick hanging down.  What is the purpose of this stick
>> > and does it do anything anyone would want done?
>> >
>> > I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
>> > earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity.  Is this it?
>>
>> Those do nothing in terms of keeping them from falling out.
>
>actually, they do.
>
>> Nextdoor is
>> filled with posts about lost and found AirPods.
>
>that means absolutely nothing. nobody posts about not losing airpods.

Sure it means something. You don't see posts about people losing
wired earbuds. Or about people losing lawnmowers. (they might be
stolen but people don't lose them.)
>
>also, lost airpods aren't always due to falling out. sometimes people
>drop them.
>
>> At the gym I go to, there are constantly people having AirPods fall out
>> while exercising. I notice a significant percentage, though still low,
>> of people using wired earphones.
>
>bullshit.
>
>airpods don't fall out even during very active exercise, with airpods
>pro even more so because of the seal (for noise cancelation).

Well that settles it! Although not everyone has magnetic ears.

On Sun, 20 Aug 2023 10:53:01 -0700, The Real Bev
<bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 8/20/23 6:43 AM, Chris wrote:
>> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
>>> a little round stick hanging down. What is the purpose of this stick
>>> and does it do anything anyone would want done?
>>
>> It holds the battery and also provides a bit of stability.
>>
>>> I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
>>> earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity. Is this it?
>>
>> They don't easily fall out because there's no chord, but if you're doing
>> very strenuous activity there are earbuds with clips that go round the back
>> if the ear.
>
>I'm thinking more about hearing aids -- my phone gave me a serious
>unanticipated blast of sound (no idea why) while I was tweaking some
>settings and I immediately lost hearing in that ear. What do real
>athletes use? Hubby can't use ANY earbuds because his ear structure is
>missing the little wall that normal people have that would help keep the
>earbud from falling out.

And some people have the opposite problem!

"When the notch is covered with a continuous strip between the tragus
and anti-tragus, a pocket that can hold water and harbor bacteria is
formed, causing painful otitis externa or swimmers ear."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6750773/

Would you know about the tragus and anittragus if it were not for your
husband?

>I've got a set of those earphones with the thing that goes around your
>neck and has the bluetooth earbuds attacked to it with wires, but it's
>kind of a nuisance to use -- especially since i rarely (never?) want to
>actually listen to the phone and the buttons are both illegible and
>invisible :-(
>
>I guess what people really need is contact lenses for their ears :-(

<NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2023 06:44:46 -0000 (UTC), Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 8/20/23 6:43 AM, Chris wrote:
>>>> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Airpods (and presumably others, although I haven't paid attention) have
>>>>> a little round stick hanging down. What is the purpose of this stick
>>>>> and does it do anything anyone would want done?
>>>>
>>>> It holds the battery and also provides a bit of stability.
>>>>
>>>>> I ask because it would be really nice if there were some way of keeping
>>>>> earbuds from falling out during strenuous activity. Is this it?
>>>>
>>>> They don't easily fall out because there's no chord, but if you're doing
>>>> very strenuous activity there are earbuds with clips that go round the back
>>>> if the ear.
>>>
>>> I'm thinking more about hearing aids -- my phone gave me a serious
>>> unanticipated blast of sound (no idea why) while I was tweaking some
>>> settings and I immediately lost hearing in that ear. What do real
>>> athletes use?
>>
>> You'd have to ask them. I think they use the ones I mentioned above.
>>
>>> Hubby can't use ANY earbuds because his ear structure is
>>> missing the little wall that normal people have that would help keep the
>>> earbud from falling out.
>>
>> Not sure what structure you're talking about but many buds use foam or
>> flexible pads that sit within the ear canal. No external structures
>> required.
>>
>>> I've got a set of those earphones with the thing that goes around your
>>> neck and has the bluetooth earbuds attacked to it with wires, but it's
>>> kind of a nuisance to use -- especially since i rarely (never?) want to
>>> actually listen to the phone and the buttons are both illegible and
>>> invisible :-(
>>
>> Try these. I friend swears by them as they sit on the bone structure near
>> your ear and vibrate sound into your ears. I tried them out briefly and
>> they sound great.
>> https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/mp/shokz/openrun-bone-conduction-sports-headphones/_/R-p-954be525-c3c8-4832-bc7e-0c7dbeb63e1c
>
> I red the whole ad and it never mentions bluetooth. They are
> bluetooth arent' they?

You're right, it didn't say.

It's buried at the bottom this page, but yes they are.
https://uk.shokz.com/products/openrun