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StéBuds are held on by the same class of hydrogel used in continuous-wear medical sensors. Nothing is inserted and nothing squeezes. The gel does the work.
A hydrogel is a polymer network that is mostly water. That water is what lets it settle into skin and hold there gently, which is why the same family of material is used for electrodes and sensors people wear for days at a time.
Every other design solves this with force. This one solves it with chemistry, and that single difference is why you stop noticing it is there.
An earbud sits on top of your anatomy and pushes down. The gel is mostly water, so instead it settles into the texture of your skin. There is no gap to bridge, so nothing has to press to close one.
Hydrogen bonds form between the gel and the proteins in your skin. Those bonds carry the weight of the device, which is why the design never has to borrow force from a clamp or a hook.
The network is porous. Moisture moves through it and the skin underneath keeps doing what skin does. It is the opposite of a silicone tip plugging a canal shut for eight hours.
The bond is strong across a day of wear and weak against a deliberate peel. You should never have to negotiate with something to get it off your body.
StéBuds adhere to skin, not to the canal. The hydrogel comes from the same family already worn against skin for days in healthcare, so audio can sit on the body instead of fighting it.
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