The experts agree with the old saying that you should never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

"As you watch the film you get in your ear a description of 'He is now hitting somebody with a stick,' or whatever the case may be.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

You're looking at it and feels like someone's over your shoulder talking in your ear, as opposed to someone at the blackboard, that's distant from you."

VOA: standard.2010.03.26