How do I keep AirPods from falling out of my ears?

I recently purchased these air pods and when I try to wear them they will only stay in my ear for a short time and then literally fall out

Anyone else dealt with this and if so were you able to fix it??



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Posted on Mar 21, 2025 6:02 AM

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Posted on Mar 21, 2025 7:34 AM

CTPow wrote:

I recently purchased these air pods and when I try to wear them they will only stay in my ear for a short time and then literally fall out
Anyone else dealt with this and if so were you able to fix it??

For AirPods, I bought ear loops. They're cheap places like Amazon. They are not an ideal solution as you have to take them off before putting the AirPods back in the case.


For my AirPod Pros, I bought foam replacement ear tips. They are wonderful. They stay in my ears and fit into the case just like the Apple silicon ones. They are also very comfortable.

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Mar 21, 2025 7:34 AM in response to CTPow

CTPow wrote:

I recently purchased these air pods and when I try to wear them they will only stay in my ear for a short time and then literally fall out
Anyone else dealt with this and if so were you able to fix it??

For AirPods, I bought ear loops. They're cheap places like Amazon. They are not an ideal solution as you have to take them off before putting the AirPods back in the case.


For my AirPod Pros, I bought foam replacement ear tips. They are wonderful. They stay in my ears and fit into the case just like the Apple silicon ones. They are also very comfortable.

Mar 21, 2025 7:25 AM in response to CTPow

Same here. It's, obviously, ear shape. I had some in-ear monitors made a few years ago and they take a mould of your ear so they fit perfectly. The woman that fitted them told me I had funny-shaped ears. The standard Apple Airpods won't stay in my ears if I'm just sitting still and concentrating on them not falling out and the sound, for me, is not good


Eventually I bought some Beats Fit Pro that have the springs that sit inside the ear and they work OK for my funny shaped ears, although I did have to experiment with a few aftermarket tips to get a good seal for noise cancelling - again, due to my annoyingly mis-shaped ears - but they don't fall out and I can run with them.


Before that I bought a variety of things that fitted over the standard wired Apple buds that used to come with iPhones and I managed to find some that worked very well for me. The problem is that although might fit some Airpods, they're a pain because they won't fit in the case but if you're interested then Earhooks and Yurbuds were the ones I found to be the best for me.

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