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by andrepew 805 days ago
I'm the same and fixed the issue by getting some custom eartips made. They aren't cheap but have made my AirPods Pro usable.

On-ear headphones hurt my earlobes and over-ear headphones make my head get hot so I can't seem to find happiness anywhere. The custom eartips I think have gotten me the closest though!

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Have you tried the vanilla AirPods? I have the Huawei equivalent, and they are very comfortable to the point it's easy to forget I wear them. Recently, new designs (like Huawei Clip) started to appear which are apparently even more comfortable.
I've tried the vanilla Earpods which are pretty much the wired version of that. Those ones at least stay in my ear, but my ear starts to hurt after 30 mins or so.
where did you get custom tips for airpods pro? I feel the same way about the stock tips - great sound quality, but I couldn't wear them for more than 5 minutes.
This is who I used. Went to a local audiologist for the ear impression and mailed them over.

https://eartune.com/products/eartune-fidelity-a-pro

Edit: Note that these DO NOT fit inside the Airpods case, you'll need to remove them each time.

oof, didn't think about them fitting in the case. have you noticed any wear or play on the earbud/airpod interface from having to do this all the time?