ear ache in cooler weather

yuri budilov said:

Hello all

when the outside temperature drops to mid 40F (under 10C)
my friend always gets inner-ear ache when riding. This
ache lasts for up to 15-20 minutes after the ride. The
ache makes riding impossible. Any advice would be
appreciated.

thanks in advance

The logical question is of course. Does he get this earache
when not riding and in the same temperature range. If the
answer is no he should probably just take a look at his
helmet and what he is wearing underneath it. Switch helmets
for a ride and see if you get it instead 😉 I used to have
some Sinus problems that were similar. Or so I thought. It
turned out it was my teeth and now that they are completely
overhauled I've been able to ride a whole winter again
without bringing painkillers along.

--
Perre

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thanks for your reply.

No, he does not get ear ache at this temperature when he is
just walking along which makes him think the wind-chill
factor and cold air blown inside the ear is the cause of
this problem. What could the helmet have to do with this
given it does not cover/protect the ear hole?

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yuri budilov said:

Hello all

when the outside temperature drops to mid 40F (under
10C) my friend always gets inner-ear ache when riding.
This ache lasts for up to 15-20 minutes after the ride.
The ache makes riding impossible. Any advice would be
appreciated.

thanks in advance

The logical question is of course. Does he get this
earache when not

riding

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and in the same temperature range. If the answer is no he
should probably just take a look at his helmet and what he
is wearing underneath it.

Switch

Quoted message said:

helmets for a ride and see if you get it instead 😉 I used
to have some Sinus problems that were similar. Or so I
thought. It turned out it was my teeth and now that they
are completely overhauled

I've

Quoted message said:

been able to ride a whole winter again without bringing
painkillers along.

--
Perre

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Quoted message said:

Hello all

when the outside temperature drops to mid 40F (under 10C)
my friend always gets inner-ear ache when riding. This
ache lasts for up to 15-20 minutes after the ride. The
ache makes riding impossible. Any advice would be
appreciated.

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companies make good ones, too.

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yuri budilov said:

thanks for your reply.

No, he does not get ear ache at this temperature when he
is just walking along which makes him think the wind-chill
factor and cold air blown inside the ear is the cause of
this problem. What could the helmet have to do with this
given it does not cover/protect the ear hole?

Comments please?

Just a punch in the dark really but not altogether
impossible. Exactly that it doesn't cover the ear. This
makes it theoretically possible that wind is redirected
straight into his ear by some strange design or fit of
helmet. That's why I half jokingly suggested you switch
helmets for a ride. I also make sure that I have a tight
fitting cap under my helmet that pulls all the way over my
ears whithout any windnoice.
--
Perre

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thanks for your reply.

No, he does not get ear ache at this temperature when he
is just walking along which makes him think the wind-chill
factor and cold air blown inside the ear is the cause of
this problem. What could the helmet have to do with this
given it does not cover/protect the ear hole?

It will affect the air flow around the ear.

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Quoted message said:

when the outside temperature drops to mid 40F (under 10C)
my friend always gets inner-ear ache when riding. This
ache lasts for up to 15-20 minutes after the ride. The
ache makes riding impossible. Any advice would be
appreciated.

Your friend should run down a product called the "Helmuff."
They attach to the helmet straps and cover the ears, and are
very effective at both keeping out the wind and cold. They
run about $13, but unfortunately I can't find a website with
photos of them.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com

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Quoted message said:

Hello all

when the outside temperature drops to mid 40F (under 10C)
my friend always gets inner-ear ache when riding. This
ache lasts for up to 15-20 minutes after the ride. The
ache makes riding impossible. Any advice would be
appreciated.

thanks in advance

Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles said:

Your friend should run down a product called the
"Helmuff."

Must...resist...filthy...jokes!

Bill "a certain ex-wife springs to mind" S.

yuri budilov said:

Hello all

when the outside temperature drops to mid 40F (under 10C)
my friend always gets inner-ear ache when riding. This
ache lasts for up to 15-20 minutes after the ride. The
ache makes riding impossible. Any advice would be
appreciated.

thanks in advance

I sometimes have the same problem. I use a fleece
headband/earband. Keeps ears warm/out of wind and doesn't
effect hearing.

I concur. I purchased a new helmet to replace my ten-year-
old helmet that finally gave up and cracked into two
pieces. Problem is: the new helmet funnels wind down past
my ear canal, making the cold days les comfortable than the
old helmet.

Maybe your friend should go to the store and ask to try a
couple by riding around the block, and see if there is a
difference.

I just wear a thin head liner that cover my ears on
cold days.

Good luck, Collin

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yuri budilov said:

thanks for your reply.

No, he does not get ear ache at this temperature when he
is just walking along which makes him think the wind-
chill factor and cold air blown inside the ear is the
cause of this problem. What could the helmet have to do
with this given it does not cover/protect the ear hole?

Comments please?

Just a punch in the dark really but not altogether
impossible. Exactly that it doesn't cover the ear. This
makes it theoretically

possible

Quoted message said:

that wind is redirected straight into his ear by some
strange design or

fit

Quoted message said:

of helmet. That's why I half jokingly suggested you switch
helmets for a ride. I also make sure that I have a tight
fitting cap under my helmet

that

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pulls all the way over my ears whithout any windnoice.
--
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Collin O'Neill said:

Maybe your friend should go to the store and ask to try a
couple by riding around the block, and see if there is a
difference.

Helmet goemetry will work, but i think it's too iffy, and
to directional. Performance used to sell these ridiculous
little plastic shields that clipped to the helmet
straps... feh.

I suffer from the same ear thing.

Just shell out the $6-12 and get a nice polarfleece
headband. That'll take one down to about 0-10 F. Add a thin
bakalava for deeper temps.

I rode several miles last week into 20~35 mph winds, 15F
ambient, and managed ok, although my face got terribly wind
burnt (still peeling).

Earplugs work too, but kind of reduce one's ability to hear
Navigators.

hth, mho, ymmv, hand, dmy,

.max

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I rode several miles last week into 20~35 mph winds, 15F
ambient, and managed ok, although my face got terribly wind
burnt (still peeling).

...and wind burnt/still peeling matches which value of the
expression "managed ok"?
--
Rick Onanian

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Max said:

I rode several miles last week into 20~35 mph winds, 15F
ambient, and managed ok, although my face got terribly
wind burnt (still peeling).

...and wind burnt/still peeling matches which value of the
expression "managed ok"?

"Not frostbitten"?

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Rick Onanian said:

Max said:

I rode several miles last week into 20~35 mph winds, 15F
ambient, and managed ok, although my face got terribly
wind burnt (still peeling).

...and wind burnt/still peeling matches which value of the
expression "managed ok"?
--
Rick Onanian

IN THE CONTEXT of EAR ACHES, it matched the value of:
perfect. My ears were fine and didn't hurt a bit, due to the
polarfleece ear thing.

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