Which ear do you put the phone to?

@Shar19 (8231)
United States
March 21, 2009 11:11am CST
I always put the phone up to my left ear. I don't think I have ever even tried using my right ear. O.k. maybe once I did but it just didn't feel right. I wonder what ear everyone else uses for the phone?
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@Humbug25 (12540)
21 Mar 09
Hi Shar19 I always use my right ear but then I guess I am right handed so that would be why. Are you left handed? I do change ears during a call if I it is a long call!
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
22 Mar 09
I am left handed. I think I have changed ears before if I was in the middle of doing something.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
22 Mar 09
So that makes perfect sense then you being left handed, most often than not you put the phone to your left ear and me right handed, right ear, unless you are doing something and need to swap or it is a long conversation!
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Mar 09
i use both of them, not at the same time. lol
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
22 Mar 09
Now that would be something.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
22 Mar 09
i got some long winded friends, have to change ears, sometimes.
• Malaysia
25 Mar 09
i usually talk on the phone at my right ear. not sure why i don't use my left ear. maybe i'll try that next time!
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
26 Mar 09
It probably won't feel right.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
22 Mar 09
I hold the phone up to my right ear all the time unless my right ear is starting to hurt of get sweaty from being on the phone for a long time. I think I actually hear better out of my right ear, but maybe it is just because I am right handed and it seems more normal to hold it that way.
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
26 Mar 09
Makes sense to me.
@tejas1794 (375)
• India
21 Mar 09
I put the phone mainly on my right ear...But I also put it on left ear sometimes when it is near my left hand... BTW Nice Discussion.....
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
22 Mar 09
Glad you like it. Thanks for responding.
@kissieme (777)
• Philippines
21 Mar 09
Hi Shar Whenever I take a call I use either... I heard before that it's better to use the left ear especially when answering a cellphone because of the radiation. But it's not clear why the left ear should be used lol...
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
22 Mar 09
That's very interesting. I never heard of that before.
@kissieme (777)
• Philippines
23 Mar 09
Yeah, so I try to use my left ear when answering a call as much as possible...
@lilcee (2703)
• United States
21 Mar 09
I always use my right ear to talk on the phone. I've tried my left ear but like you with the right, it didn't feel right. My husband always uses his left. I think it's funny how it's different for people.
@StuboCee (59)
21 Mar 09
I normally use my left ear as my phone is normally in my left pocket. So it makes sense to take my phone out my pocket with my left hand then put to my left ear. A few times i might put the phone to my left ear but only if someone is on my left side.
• United States
21 Mar 09
I am right handed and I take calls with my left ear. But it's getting rarer and rarer for me to do b/c I text more lol
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
22 Mar 09
Thanks for responding.
• China
21 Mar 09
i'm right hander, so i always pick up calls with my right hand, and listen with my right ear. LOL, this is a funny topic
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
22 Mar 09
That makes sense to me.
• India
21 Mar 09
i put my mobile first in to my left ear . i usally take calls with left hand . so left ear is more convenient for me . occassionally to other ear also . but majority for left ear .
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
22 Mar 09
Thanks for your comment.
• United States
21 Mar 09
I also put the phone up to my left ear, even though I am right-handed. It just doesn't feel comfortable when I try to hold it up to my right ear. I am able to walk around and do other things when it is up to my left ear, but I can't get anything done when the phone is up to my right ear - I have to be sitting still. Weird.