This doesnt seem to be the case for Windows. I just noticed they would hold cotton balls, cotton face pads, and q-tips. El dts se oye mejor que en otros dispositivos! With that said, it does take a bit to remove but that is fine by me. Found a Warehouse deal, so got them super cheap and had very low expectations - just wanted them to block out some noise, and let me hear my music. These are not bass heavy. You must pull the right ear clip away from the piece that goes in your ear. Je l?ai acheté, car j?étais tannée de porter mes bracelets en silicone. They almost sound like music in a tunnel. However, I need to be able to use them for audio recording and I can still hear everything happening around me as well as the speakers through the recording equipment.