Are You Using Earphone When Calling? Or Put Your Phone Directly on Your Ear?

Philippines
September 21, 2012 2:18am CST
This has been my problem, my ear hurts every time I got a phone call, specially if it would last for several minutes. How about you? Do you experience the same? I guess I need to buy a new durable earphone, I bought last time and it cost me almost $16, yeah but it did not last for a year, and my original earphone when I bought my LG GT540 was not working already, or is the wireless earphone (via Bluetooth) is durable? Please share...
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@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
21 Sep 12
I normally used my mobile direct to my ears. I have an original earphone from LG. Since I bought my Mobile while I was in Saudi Arabia, until now I never use the earphone. I like to have the bluetooth headset but I forgot to buy it before I came home. It's worth $25 in KSA. I didn't see similar kinds here in our country.
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• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Yeah I am also planning to buy the bluetooth headset bro but am not sure which brand, I hope LG is compatible with kingston or cdr king... anyway, are gadgets cheaper there?
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@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
21 Sep 12
If we talk about gadget, I would prepare to buy in Saudi Arabia. Gadgets are very cheap compared here. It's because no taxes on that country. I don't know if it is compatible
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• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Oh, why there is no taxes bro? I wonder...
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• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Most of the times, I answer my phone with the headset. Seldom do I use just the phone especially when it's my husband who;s calling me because we talk for hours over the phone and it is less hassle if you have a headset. I haven't tried the bluetooth one, it's quite expensive to get one and besides, I'm okay with the wired headset.
• Philippines
22 Sep 12
that's good my friend, somehow headset are good, but sometimes it's not clear... thanks for sharing that~
@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
It depends on the situation, if I am listening to radio or music then someone calls, then will use my earphone..if not, then I will be using the direct way of answering calls/calling.. but most of the time I used the direct method as what everyone else is mostly doing, just a normal person will do.
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• Philippines
22 Sep 12
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
I hope it wont hurt your ears just like what happened to my ears...
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@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
22 Sep 12
so far nothings happen.. :)
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
hello bro, Wireless earphone is fine as long as you buy a branded one. I don't need earphones since I don't call people and seldom receive phone call (just waiting for my mom's calls) Well, since it is your ear that has a problem, why not visit your EENT and have it check?
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• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Right recommendation Sis... but which is which, earphone or check up????
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• Philippines
22 Sep 12
Sure Sis! Anyway, you got an abundance of avatar here! but I like this one! Pretty Sis!
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Have a check up first
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@zjnbsxs (47)
• China
21 Sep 12
me too.I always use Earphone long time everyday.My ear ache after use earphone.you'd better to put phone directly
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• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Yes, but are you planning to change that habit? I guess it's not good at all, am considering buying a new earphone or go to check my ear... as advised by my Sis jai above!
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• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Oh wow, that's good... am planning to buy one too since my original earphone for my LG phone was not functioning at all... but maybe after the pay out lol...
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• China
21 Sep 12
i try to buying a small earphone,if it isn't comfortable,i am planning to change the habit
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• Philippines
21 Sep 12
I think it is actually due to the soundwaves and radiation of the phone when calling. Well, i too experience the same thing, my ear suddenly hurts after a few minutes especially when using headsets or earphones. :) I think you should use the standard earphones for that. :D i use the standard one (plain style) and it doesn't hurt my ear much :3
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Thanks for the suggestion my friend, yeah after I quit smoking am more health conscious nowadays, for good!
• Philippines
22 Sep 12
Yeah, am having healthy life now, anyway I want to live longer!
• Philippines
21 Sep 12
then that would really give you a healthy life now. ^u^ Keep it up! and you're welcome :)
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• New Zealand
21 Sep 12
I find that earphones generally hurt my ears after a while as well! Though that said I have some small in-ear earphones that I can wear for a while without much pain. What I would normally do, though, is turn the phone onto speaker-phone and just talk into it like a walkie-talkie. More so if I am in a somewhat private-ish area; otherwise I would simply talk into the phone as normal.
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• New Zealand
21 Sep 12
Ah I just hold it a bit closer to my ear and close to my mouth and it seems to work ok for me!
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• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Wow, anyway, am trying to use the case as protector now, instead of opening it, I can still here when it's close, maybe it would work too! If I can find some cheaper earphone I might buy as well as long as its durable, but how I know it is? lol... sometimes, it's about the price and brand...
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• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Yeah, I also prefer to use the loud speaker or simply the "speaker" option of my phone, but it would really impair the voice, that's my problem so I can't here someone's voice clearly... I also prefer those with small ear piece, but I guess its safety not to put the phone itself directly to our ears, I've been accusing every time my ear hurts...
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@sk66rc (4250)
• United States
22 Sep 12
I've been using a cell phone for almost 24 years & I've never had that problem... I got my first cell phone when I turned 18 & I'll be turning 42 in few month... I use my cell phone for work reasons, too, so I'm constantly on my phone... I normally don't use Bluetooth... And I go through somewhere between 2,500 - 3,000 minutes of talk time every month on average... I've been doing so for past 15 years or so... I've always been using it directly on my ear...
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Wow, thanks for sharing that, for almost 24 years? Oh no, we have no cellphone here in the Philippines in 1980s, or base on what I knew, I first heard about it during the late 90's, and I got my first cellphone during my 3rd year high school... lol, I've using cellphone almost 8 years from now...
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@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
21 Sep 12
I had a cell phone for one year and then gave it up due to the pain in my head. I would always get this pain in my head right above my ear. I know it was because of the phone so I gave it up.People would tell me just use the earplugs but I didn't like the feel of that in my ear. I truly believe the phone is very sensitive for some and can cause tumors or cancer. In fact even Sheri Crowe the singer ended up with a benign tumor in her head and she believes it had to do with her cell phone. Now I only use a landline phone in my home.
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• Philippines
22 Sep 12
Wow, I appreciate you for that my friend, it's really hard to give up or stop using the phone, here in our place, it's next too food...
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@surekharathi (14146)
• India
21 Sep 12
Thanks to start this topic otherwise this topic was in my list and I want to start two days after. Nice questions I always think how the people can put the ear phone in ear because if I put in my ear then paining is start. I cant hear the song by ear phone or talking from earphone. I like to put the mobile phone directly on Ear.
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• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Thanks for sharing mate!
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@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
22 Sep 12
Earphone would be good for me when the environment is noisy but I do not use it that much. I prefer the phone directly.
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Thanks for sharing that, you are right there specially if you are riding a public transpo it's better to use earphone, but there are also earphones which are not good in quality, ...
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
21 Sep 12
I also use earphone sometimes especially if it is very noisy around. But most of the time I would use the phone directly. I never experience that because I don't stay with a phone call that much.
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• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Good for you but would you believe that just lately I able to talk 60 minutes x 3 = 180 minutes all in all, with no interval... so I guess my ear should hurt, but its not really good to use it directly... have you tried the bluetooth headset?
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• China
21 Sep 12
If I am ready for a long call then I will put on my earphone,but if it just a fews minutes call then I will put my phone on my ear directly because I always forget to bring the earphone with me,but I think put phone on ear directly will do harm to ones health not only will hurt your ear but also will bring radiation to ones body.
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• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Yeah, thanks for mentioning about the radiation thing, somehow even we know it's harmful we should practice it, that's the problem! Thanks for telling me a good point here my friend!
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• Philippines
21 Sep 12
Hi. I'm putting my phone directly to my ear when I'm using it to call to or someone is trying to call me. Even though I'm using earphone sometimes but I still prefer to put it directly to my ear because I can hear clearly and sometimes I switch to loudspeaker to hear more clearly.
• Philippines
22 Sep 12
Yeah that's the good thing, however it's really not good for our health... the radiation... we must be aware of it now, today am taking caution already!
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
I used to always use my earphones when talking on the phone. But lately I just put the phone directly on my ear. I like it more than using earphones. Sometimes I feel like I am talking to myself when using earphones.
@bluespygirl (2112)
• Philippines
18 Mar 13
I usually answer my mobilephone directly to my ears. But when I think the call would last long, I use earphones especially when I am on a trip or in a vehicle. My mobile phone is LG too. :) I think durable ones are the ones that is brand of your mobile phone brand. I am sorry I can't help you in suggesting brands. I hope you have your ears check. There might be a problem with that. Early detection means early cure..
• India
27 Sep 12
I also love to have an ear phone while talking if I want to have a long talk. I also feel bad if I need to put the phone on my ears for long. Also if I am in noisy place I prefer to use my ear phone since we can have a better communication .
• Philippines
30 Jan 13
I don't use earphone when answering calls. I only use my earphone whenever I want to listen some music. :)