Originally Posted by
kbrauneis
Thanks Guys once again for the insights, I usually dont sleep on planes and simply carry earbuds with me but my ears get "sore" from using them so that is why I have considered on getting some over the ear set, I tried a set on and they seem very comfortable, I guess I will buy em and if they are not what I hope then I will sell them down the line.
In terms of the
comfort factor...
I also find extended wear of earbuds (especially the "plug" kind which are now ubiquitous) to be uncomfortable. There are some much cheaper non-noise cancelling on-ear (e.g.
http://amzn.to/2bjOATj ) and over-ear (e.g.
http://amzn.to/2bzI0f2 ) headphones that you could try out to see what is comfortable. Heck, if you're a US-based Amazon prime member, you could probably just order both and return them both once you know which style is more comfortable.
There are also some relatively cheaper noise cancelling ones to see if some level of noise cancellation make a big difference. If you fly a lot,
and find active noise cancelling valuable, the Bose models have pretty much got the best noise cancelling and are worth it, but they are pretty expensive.