Heh. I once taped over my ears with a couple patches of duct tape cut to size, and that was almost as bad as the Yurbuds. In my case it seemed to have a sort of a drum-head effect, with the wind buffeting. I've done the armband, too. With the phone set on vibrate, I can get the call because I can feel it. But this doesn't help much with my main problem - blocking wind noise. Also, I have to strap the band on pretty tight, which can be sort of uncomfortable on the muscles over time (I am such a delicate little flower )