Headset presses glasses (arm) into brain

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I need some way to make my rx glasses not kill the tissue aft of my temple when my A20s are clamped on.

My glasses have the typical low profile titanium arms.

The A20s just came back from factory refurb, they are not exerting an excess amount of force.

Some of my flying days are 10 hours and it's just too long - I can stand 3 hours easily but I want to find a less painful solution for the longer flights.

I recall 40 years ago my instructor had a set of glasses that had what looked like fish line running from the hinge area in a loop around the ear (with some kind of padding on the string where it ran behind the ear) but I have not seen that since.

Also need a visor that will block the low angle sun but not lift the headset off the head.
 
I'm talking with Flying Eyes about becoming a sponsor of my channel, so they sent me some frames to try on. Subjectively, I found a frame I like. Objectively, they absolutely prevent the problem OP is having. If you told them I sent you, I wouldn't be mad. :-)
 
I get my glasses from Costco. The frame arms flex outward from the head to simplify getting them on and off. With a leash on them I put them over my DC One X headset. No need to put them under.
 
Another vote for Flying Eyes. They solved that exact problem for me. Another nice feature is they have magnetic click-on sunglasses. I have mild astigmatism and need a clear pair for night. I got my local optometrist to grind clear lenses for me and have a gradient clip on sunglass so I can use one pair for night and day.
 
Straight temples work well for me and my large head under LS Sierras. Also easier to take off or put on with the headset on.

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Nauga,
round and fat and spherical, but probably not named 'Bruce'
 
rwellner98 said:
I'm talking with Flying Eyes about becoming a sponsor of my channel, so they sent me some frames to try on……
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I’m glad you’re doing this because if the aviation community is lacking anything it’s more infomercials buried in YouTube videos promoting flying eyes glasses. Please, tell us more about them.
 
eman1200 said:
I’m glad you’re doing this because if the aviation community is lacking anything it’s more infomercials buried in YouTube videos promoting flying eyes glasses. Please, tell us more about them.
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Yeah man, I feel you. Youtube doesn't pay anything, so sponsors are the only way to make ends meet. And this thread, for good or bad, pretty much validates the approach. Flying Eyes has been very effective at getting the word out.

So consumers are kind of left with only a couple choices.

1) Deal with commercials from both YT and embedded spots
2) Buy commercial free content via things like Aeroverse or Patreon

Each has their advantages and disadvantages.

This post will one day be brought to you by Squarespace, but I don't have enough subscribers yet, so it's commercial free for now.
 
I also spend many hours a day with a headset on. When I am shopping for glasses, my #1 criteria is the temple thickness. I will go down the rack of glasses looking not at the style of the frames, but looking "behind" the rack at the temples. Once I find a thin temple, then I decide whether I like the rest of the glasses.

One pair I actually slid the plastic temple off, leaving behind a thin wire. It could definitely poke an eye out, but was great under a headset.
 
AV8R_87 said:
Brought to you by Carl's Jr. :D
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And if anyone from Carl's Jr is reading, I put together a theme song for a limited series based on those video titles. Hit me up...

 
The Flying Eyes advertising worked on me. I have a pair of prescription Flying Eyes with clip-on sunglasses and I'm happy with them. That and $5 will get you a cup of coffee these days.
 
+1 for Flying Eyes. Bought a pair during Oshkosh last summer- so much better than anything else I’ve tried.
 
nauga said:
Straight temples work well for me and my large head under LS Sierras. Also easier to take off or put on with the headset on.

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Nauga,
round and fat and spherical, but probably not named 'Bruce'
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This. I put thousands of hours thru the clear rx version of these under DC skull crushers.

Since getting eye surgery and later retiring out of .mil (no more free specs), I’ve switched to Oakley Holbrookes and love them. Fairly certain you can them in clear and tinted rx’s too.
 
I have no issues with glasses in helmets or headsets, and my helmet has A20 comm. Ask Bose how to reduce clamping pressure or to provide softer ear seals.
 
nauga said:
Straight temples work well for me and my large head under LS Sierras. Also easier to take off or put on with the headset on.

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Nauga,
round and fat and spherical, but probably not named 'Bruce'
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Yep Oakleys also makes a wide range of straight temples. Got mine at Costco.
 
RussR said:
"They" also make glasses with wraparound temples like this, that may work for you.

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interesting timing on that post for me anyway! Just last night I stumbled across a box full of some old long forgotten "treasures". One of which was my Ray bans from the 1980's...just like those but all black frames. Not in the best shape but still functional and the lenses are good... I tried them on and now remember why I stopped wearing them! Those hook arms are just a tad too short for me and they pull my ears out!
 
Your problem and most of the suggested solutions happen near the rear of the glasses. I found, however, that much of my problem (similar to yours) resulted from the front of my glasses being too wide (i.e., the distance between the hinges was too large). It caused the front of the side pieces to pivot outward around the spot where they go under the ear cushion of the headset, and that caused the back of the side piece to dig into the sides of my head.

Narrower glasses eliminated the problem and the pain was gone.
 
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