Have you ever used bone conduction earphones?

[exitseven]

I might buy a pair.

Do they really work?

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These really sound too good to be true.

[IslaTheWitch]

I was thinking about it, but still, no decision was made. If you buy, please share your opinion!

[exitseven]

yes, and I just got an idea. There is a real bicycle shop in town and maybe I will go over there and see if anyone had used them.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

Nope. I prefer bluetooth headphones over earphones personally.

[nightdrot]

Never have. They make me look so "hippy." I'm sorry, I just have not put on that much weight.

In all seriousness, I have not, but then again, I still use a "flip-phone" - and even that I resent. I would not mind going back to the days of telephones in the kitchen on a cord.

Maybe I am an old goat, but I am weary beyond words with people who are looking at you but listening to someone else whom you cannot see that they are talking to. I am equally weary beyond words with this fascination with the pen instead of what gets written by the pen.

My apologies, I wish I could offer you more specific advice. Honestly, whether you should use "induction earphones" is an issue on which I can offer no real direct experience. Other than to say that we would all be better off talking to the people in front of us rather than listening to people - and talking to same - who are miles away while we wander the grocery store, the library, etc.

[exitseven]

I really only use my MP3 player at the gym. I have a whole collection of old rock anthems and classic rock that I use as motivation. If these actually work I could wear them riding my bike.

[sage2021]

No I haven't. Lightbulb 's answer scared me from ever using them.

Would they help some with Collier implants for a person that was deaf and had those implants so they could hear? Would it do anything for them?

[exitseven]

They claim that it helps people with tinnitus which I have in my left ear. I think it is similar in concept to cochlear implants.

[sage2021]

@exitseven
Oh, ok, thank you.

[jshm2]

Yes. Most are crap, but even the "good" ones rely on you having the right " head shape" to wear them properly, to get a good sound out of them.

[exitseven]

which ones did you try?

[DARKCLOUD1945X]

They are great what you're listening to is transmitted through the bone and unlike regular headsets, ear buds it is not directed at your eardrum causing damage or loss of hearing. The plus side is that you can hear a good deal of what is going on around you. I would recommend buying a good pair bone conduction from SKULLCANDY OR AFTASHOKZ [NOT SURE OF SPELLING] not a $10 or $30 pair they are not good. There is some loss of quality but overall pretty dam good and comfortable and almost indestructible

[lightbulb27]

I don't do anything bluetooth. I value my brain. too many people with tumors behind the ear. whether it's related I don't know but not going to test my luck.

[menina]

No, that's the first time I'm seeing these earphones. Didn't know they exist.

[exitseven]

I did not know until yesterday. My wife saw them on TV and wondered if I would like a pair

[menina]

Oh, I see. Well, they probably aren't much different from regular earphones.

[BoopBoopBeep]

I had a jabra I loved. The ones the military gave me for RFI were overpriced (otherwise I would have "field lost" them) but were a lot better in my opinion than having one ear cut off from outside noise completely.

[Daniela1982]

Never heard of them. What do they do and how do they work?

[exitseven]

You wear them outside your ears and the sound is supposed to vibrate through your facial bones and are conducted to your brain. You can hear the music but still hear what is going on around you.

[Daniela1982]

Have you ever noticed that your voice doesn't sound the same to you as it does to other people? If you ever heard a sound recording of your voice and did not know it was you, you would probably not know who it was. I think that is caused by the vibrations from your vocal cords to your bones in your ear. I wonder if this would cancel that out?

[Mangospacho]

You have to be careful with those. If you have the volume up too high, it’ll shatter your bones and your bones will lose their sense of hearing.

[exitseven]

Good to know.

[Nikki1989]

I hate headphones. I need to feel the music. Just having in the eardrums is not enough for me.

[OlderAndWiser]

I have a pair of earphones for my iPhone but I almost never use them.

[AviatorTom]

No, but my former barber was deaf and had bone implants so he could hear.

[sawno]

I have sensitive ears so I like the fact that headphones block outside sound more so these would not be right for me. If someone had them i'd try them though.

[whirled_up_girl]

No but they look interesting.

[fuddly]

Yes i use them all the time cycling from work
I can put them on last thing after glasses, hat, helmet and they sound through the material

I can accept phone calls while cycling

I can play YouTube playlists

[Sparkie460]

I've never used them before

[ThrillSeeker01]

No but those look cool.

[overthinkergirl]

nope

[LemiaOfThunder]

No i haven't

[Jamie05rhs]

Huh?