Ear Pressure

Originally Posted by ranathari

You sure it's not the helmet? If the foam's worn or its not fitted properly then your ear could be pressing against the shell.

Had my helmet for a good few months but it's not been used enough for the foam to be worn - and previous journeys out on the bike was never an issue with this ear!
I'm stuck for ideas to sort it

Could be you are folding your ear when putting on the helmet and not noticing it, sounds strange i know but does happen. Have a feel up inside the helmet when its on to make sure your ear is not folded over, or if you have remveable pads, whip them out and skim a wee bit off the side not in contact with your ear to give you a wee bit more room.
Another thought is the lining could be chaffing the ear, you could wear one of those tube thingys .

hth

I found the autocom headset put a lot of pressure on my ear, and got painful after an hour or two, probably because the helmet was quite a tight fit to start with. You can get different types of headset which dont put pressure on the cartilage of your ear in - moulded in ear type which may be more comfortable though they are not cheap

Originally Posted by Kilted Ginger

Could be you are folding your ear when putting on the helmet and not noticing it, sounds strange i know but does happen. Have a feel up inside the helmet when its on to make sure your ear is not folded over, or if you have remveable pads, whip them out and skim a wee bit off the side not in contact with your ear to give you a wee bit more room.
Another thought is the lining could be chaffing the ear, you could wear one of those tube thingys .

hth

I've felt it fold over and i do straighten it out

I think i'll have to do some handywork with the pads - they are removable. I'm getting fed up of a roasted and red ear

[Stu]

what earplugs do you use?
& the cleaning routine you use?

You could dig out some polystyrene for a cheap fix but wont make your helmet safer. This was what I was thinking of but not tried them http://www.ultimateear.com/