Christopher Kirk-Nielsen
Wearing over-ear headphones and glasses at the same time ends up pushing the glasses' stems into my temporal bone (I think?), and after a while comes the pain and/or headache. Fellow bespectacled nerds, what do you do to remediate this? I've been using in-ear buds for a few years as a solution but I do miss good sound from my better-quality over-ear headphones. I could buy stemless glasses like Morpheus, but alas, I don't think I could pull it off.
Nov 4 at 5:47pmWeb
Show threadMarc AmosNov 4
@chriskirknielsen During headphones use, I usually push the glasses stems up half an inch.
Show threadChristopher Kirk-NielsenNov 4
@marcamos I've done that too! It can help a little, but I feel it makes my vision _just_ different enough that it's uncomfortable for my sense of sight instead of feel. Can't win.
Show threadMarc AmosNov 4
@chriskirknielsen I’d go for contacts but then people would see my face in its natural state and I don’t want to do that to them.
Show threadChristopher Kirk-NielsenNov 4
@marcamos Same, my glasses hide the bags, ain't no way I'd go to contacts haha!
Show threadkonsonantenboyNov 4
@chriskirknielsen I know the feeling. My headphones' pads are somehow gentle to my ears and skull and don't press too hard. Maybe there are softer pads to replace?
Show threadChristopher Kirk-NielsenNov 4
@konsonantenboy Yeah I know I am certainly not tightening the arc to the max, but maybe the pads are too firm. Or so soft that they deform to let the stem reach the plastic shell. I have not verified much but I might need to invest in better foam pads. I sure miss the days where I didn't need glasses. 🤓
Show threadJérôme CoupéNov 4
@chriskirknielsen I don’t think it’s entirely avoidable but some foamy bits are better than others. I have Bose over ear headphones that I can almost wear all day
Show threadChristopher Kirk-NielsenNov 4
@jeromecoupe Maybe I need to come up with some foam rings to add around my glass stems just for headphone-wearing. Even half a day would be nice!
Show threadTyler StickaNov 4
@chriskirknielsen @jeromecoupe Seconding this, I can wear Bose QCs with glasses no problem, not so with others
Show threadNicolas HoizeyNov 5
@tylersticka @chriskirknielsen @jeromecoupe same here, glasses and Bose QC without issue. 👋
Show threadJérôme CoupéNov 4
@chriskirknielsen that would be a great idea for a startup … if only we could find a way to integrate AI into our core product before going for an IPO …