Thread: 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?

I found this on the internet. Maybe a half beard is the answer.

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.

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

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

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

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?

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.