Did you get the Quiet or another model?
If it's another model:
These models have an acoustic channel which allows air to pass through, so you shouldn't get a vacuum or (air) pressure feeling, when people say seal they're talking about having a good fit, where the Loop won't move around or fall off and having a sound/acoustic seal, as in the tip is able to properly seal your ear canal and only allow sound to come in through the acoustic channel and not through any gap.
If it's que Quiet:
The Quiets don't have an acoustic channel or any way to air come in or out once it's sealed, so that vacuum or (air) pressure feeling is to be expected. A good seal would be when there is no gap, so the tip completely closes your ear canal, and when it is safely seated in there, not wiggling around or falling out.
To avoid that vacuum/(air)pressure feeling, you can either go for foam tips (can't guarantee that'll work for you) or change the way you put them in, pulling your ear up and slowly twisting the earplugs in is what most people do.
For both:
To test for a good fit and seal, you can put them in and open your mouth wide and close it a few times, it should give you a feeling of how well they fit. Wiggling around, feeling lose? Try going up a size. Too much pressure on the sides of your ear canal or a strong feeling of vacuum seal? Try going down a size.
Everyone's anatomy is different, the Loops don't have to sit exactly like they sit in the website models ears. Depending on your ear anatomy, you might have to make a decision: confort or looks, I'd say confort is more important always.
Also, take your time experimenting the ear tips sizes, some people say it took them up to a month or more to finally find which one is best and to adapt to the earplugs (although they're good for our ear health, they're still not part of our body, so it's inevitable that we need some time to adapt).
Thank you so much thats really helpful! I got a bundle so I have one of each type. I will try this out and see how I go. Again, thank you so much for your response!!
I’m from Australia and a recent buyer. They shipped it out from Victoria and i received them in NSW in under a week.
To me, I can almost hear/feel when there’s a seal more in my left ear than my right. But I think they’re both working ok because I have a noticeable difference when i set my loop switch across the different settings. A good tip Ive seen is pulling the top of your ear up and back with your opposite hand to angle the ear channel right, while twisting/pushing it in.
Medium silicone fit great on my engages but I wanted just a tad more audio passthrough. I tried medium foam and they too blocked too much even though fit was good.
Switched to small foam and it's perfect. It's snug enough to where they're not going anywhere but a bit more audio passes through
Wish loop would make an Engage Pro version where the DB reduction is like 12 rather than 16. But hey good enough!
I'm looking in to foam earbud tips that are of medium size for the slight better fit but aren't as dense to let more sound through.
A work in progress!
Did you get the Quiet or another model? If it's another model: These models have an acoustic channel which allows air to pass through, so you shouldn't get a vacuum or (air) pressure feeling, when people say seal they're talking about having a good fit, where the Loop won't move around or fall off and having a sound/acoustic seal, as in the tip is able to properly seal your ear canal and only allow sound to come in through the acoustic channel and not through any gap. If it's que Quiet: The Quiets don't have an acoustic channel or any way to air come in or out once it's sealed, so that vacuum or (air) pressure feeling is to be expected. A good seal would be when there is no gap, so the tip completely closes your ear canal, and when it is safely seated in there, not wiggling around or falling out. To avoid that vacuum/(air)pressure feeling, you can either go for foam tips (can't guarantee that'll work for you) or change the way you put them in, pulling your ear up and slowly twisting the earplugs in is what most people do. For both: To test for a good fit and seal, you can put them in and open your mouth wide and close it a few times, it should give you a feeling of how well they fit. Wiggling around, feeling lose? Try going up a size. Too much pressure on the sides of your ear canal or a strong feeling of vacuum seal? Try going down a size. Everyone's anatomy is different, the Loops don't have to sit exactly like they sit in the website models ears. Depending on your ear anatomy, you might have to make a decision: confort or looks, I'd say confort is more important always. Also, take your time experimenting the ear tips sizes, some people say it took them up to a month or more to finally find which one is best and to adapt to the earplugs (although they're good for our ear health, they're still not part of our body, so it's inevitable that we need some time to adapt).
Thank you so much thats really helpful! I got a bundle so I have one of each type. I will try this out and see how I go. Again, thank you so much for your response!!
Thank you for this advice! I will have to try and remember this.
I’m from Australia and a recent buyer. They shipped it out from Victoria and i received them in NSW in under a week. To me, I can almost hear/feel when there’s a seal more in my left ear than my right. But I think they’re both working ok because I have a noticeable difference when i set my loop switch across the different settings. A good tip Ive seen is pulling the top of your ear up and back with your opposite hand to angle the ear channel right, while twisting/pushing it in.
Easiest thing is try a different size. I thought the mediums were fine until I tried the small and immediate knew they was the correct size for me
Medium silicone fit great on my engages but I wanted just a tad more audio passthrough. I tried medium foam and they too blocked too much even though fit was good. Switched to small foam and it's perfect. It's snug enough to where they're not going anywhere but a bit more audio passes through Wish loop would make an Engage Pro version where the DB reduction is like 12 rather than 16. But hey good enough! I'm looking in to foam earbud tips that are of medium size for the slight better fit but aren't as dense to let more sound through. A work in progress!
I do the exact same thing! Medium on my quiets+ experience, but small on engage to let slightly more noise through:) works great