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  • June 23, 2014 at 9:21 am #21745
    tweekysenior

    Quite often during a ride my sunglasses start to give me pain on both sides of my head behind my ears. The only way to alleviate the pain is to remove my eyewear, which obviously I’d prefer not to do. I have tried different glasses and some are worse than others in the rate at which the pain starts. The ones I have at the moment have the lightest fit but still cause problems on rides more than 90 minutes or so long.

    Anyone else get this and any ideas what this pain is and any thoughts on how to get rid?

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  • June 27, 2014 at 11:23 am #800677
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    tweekysenior

    FATBEGGARONABIKE wrote:Could

    FATBEGGARONABIKE wrote:
    Could you not place the end(s) of the arms in a cup of warm water then (carefully) bend them outwards to alleviate the pressure?

    Think I’ll give that a go as they are detachable arms and cheap to replace if it all goes horribly wrong!

    June 26, 2014 at 5:52 pm #800675
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    Bob's Bikes

    Could you not place the
    Could you not place the end(s) of the arms in a cup of warm water then (carefully) bend them outwards to alleviate the pressure?

    June 25, 2014 at 11:20 am #800673
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    dottigirl

    I have this quite often, on
    I have this quite often, on and off the bike. I just slightly change the angle the glasses are at, therefore changing where the ends are resting, this is easier to do with some than others. I have a large head and some are worse than others; the ones with curved sides as they dig in more. Just have to also accept some glasses won’t fit me.

    June 24, 2014 at 2:46 pm #800671
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    tweekysenior

    Beatnik69 wrote:I got a pair

    Beatnik69 wrote:
    I got a pair of glasses from Decathlon with interchangable lenses which might do the trick as they rubber bits on the end of the legs are very flexible and don’t really dig in. Orao Arroyo they are called.

    I’ll have a look, cheers.

    June 24, 2014 at 2:06 pm #800669
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    Beatnik69

    I got a pair of glasses from
    I got a pair of glasses from Decathlon with interchangable lenses which might do the trick as they rubber bits on the end of the legs are very flexible and don’t really dig in. Orao Arroyo they are called.

    June 24, 2014 at 12:47 pm #800667
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    tweekysenior

    Beatnik69 wrote:It sounds

    Beatnik69 wrote:
    It sounds like your glasses are too tight. I had similar pain when (and please don’t laugh at this) my daughter made me wear her Minie Mouse ears at Disneyland. I forgot I was wearing them and after a time started getting a sore head. Eventually I took the ears of and the pain went. The ears were pressing my head in the same place as the legs of glasses sit and I’ve had the same problem when wearing glasses which are too tight.

    I may be stuffed then as the Madison D’arcs I wear are pretty cheap, lightweight and don’t feel tight…perhaps I’m just unfortunately sensitive in that spot!

    June 24, 2014 at 12:40 pm #800665
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    Graham89

    I also find that glasses
    I also find that glasses which have been fitted by an optician are usually more comfortable. A cheap service to alleviate miles of pain!

    June 24, 2014 at 12:03 pm #800663
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    beekie1

    Beatnik69 wrote:and please
    :))

    Beatnik69 wrote:
    and please don’t laugh at this

    June 24, 2014 at 11:29 am #800661
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    Beatnik69

    It sounds like your glasses
    It sounds like your glasses are too tight. I had similar pain when (and please don’t laugh at this) my daughter made me wear her Minie Mouse ears at Disneyland. I forgot I was wearing them and after a time started getting a sore head. Eventually I took the ears of and the pain went. The ears were pressing my head in the same place as the legs of glasses sit and I’ve had the same problem when wearing glasses which are too tight.

    June 23, 2014 at 12:16 pm #800659
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    tweekysenior

    I’ve found the best I can get
    I’ve found the best I can get is from a set of Madison D’arcs…. simply becasue, being quite cheap, they do not have very robust arms and do flex out a bit.

    June 23, 2014 at 12:14 pm #800657
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    tweekysenior

    Sounds like we have the same
    Sounds like we have the same thing as looseneing straps does help for a couple of minutes.. after that it’s remove glasses or suffer… wonder what it is?

    June 23, 2014 at 11:43 am #800655
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    chokofingrz

    I’ve had a similar pain but
    I’ve had a similar pain but later traced it to my helmet being too tight, so dialled it back a notch and the pain went away. Used the same glasses ever since, and no pain.

    June 23, 2014 at 9:59 am #800653
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    OldRidgeback

    I’ve had similar from some
    I’ve had similar from some pairs of sunglasses. I’ve not had this problem since I started having to wear prescription eyewear. Having an optician fit them does make a difference.

    Some sunglasses have hinges that are spring-loaded, with a little outward movement to account for head size. I have these types of hinges on a pair of Ray Ban Wayfarers for instance, which made them a first choice for conversion to prescription use by my optician when I went in for some new varifocals. Some brands other than Ray Ban also offer this type of hinge as well so have a look for it.

    June 23, 2014 at 9:41 am #800651
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    therevokid

    took mine to my optician …
    took mine to my optician … she then “fitted” them for me – tenner well spent đŸ™‚

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