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Thread: The Sound of Shaving, and a request for advice

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    Default The Sound of Shaving, and a request for advice

    Still being very new to str8s I noticed last night that the right side of my face always seems to get a better shave. My first thought was, "well dummy, you are right handed."

    Being the more than slightly obsessive person I am, it continued to spin around in my head and I realised why as I was shaving.

    I'm deaf in my left ear. On my right side I can hear the razor still removing hairs and use that feedback to tell me if I need another pass, or if something is off by just the slightest bit. Naturally my left side being deaf, I do not get that feedback.

    Anyone have any suggestions for how to work around this minor and annoying problem?

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    I found this on the internet. Maybe a half beard is the answer.
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    Shave with your right ear!

    Seriously I have a similar problem. Left ear is dead to high pitched sounds of shaving. I just go by the push ATG with my finger method.

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    Get a wedge. You won't hear it on either side of your face, so you will develop your technique without relying on hearing.

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    The wedge solution may be the answer to remove the crutch.

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    that or listen to music, or simply put a ear plug in. I am right handed and hard of hearing in the right ear, still get better shaves on the right side...just takes practice i guess lol

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    I am not even sure if I use the sound to shave. I do however know I use feel/resistance. Maybe you can do the same?

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    You might want to check your angles on the left side. You don't say whether you're right-handed or left-handed, but I noticed when I first started that I had a tendency to let the angle of the razor creep up with my non-dominant (left, for me) hand. So in those early days I had to be very aware of my angle on that side and try to keep it to 2 spine widths. Now I don't have to think about it, but getting the muscle memory takes time. And different grinds of razors can require different angles to get the best results.

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