You can feel the barrier it puts on your skin and really helps me feel better. I saw her point, and did some research on replacements. The mounting base is very small and the hardware that came with them useless. You can?t use the thing to talk on the phone. ? Light weight. " U-shaped really turn up the knob on both bass and treble -- if you have blown out your ears and think most sound lacks highs and/or really like a "club" / "Beats" style of exaggerated bass, youll need to find a different style IEM, or use an equalizer with these. I have pull out shelves for my shoes and when I pull out to get a pair out the others fall off racks! This worked great when we got it, but when wed had it a little over a month, the microphone button fell apart. Every time it connects it forces the sound volume to 80 on Windows 10, whether it was lower or higher before connecting. Highly recommend this purchase.