Any way to stop phone from vibrating when on a call?

Question

It happens all the time.
I'm on a call, thoroughly enjoying life, in a state of total and utter relaxation.
Then: BZZTZTZTZZTZZTZZZZZTTZZ!!!!
Right in my ear, the iPhone completely shatters my calm. All because I got a text or an e-mail.
I appreciate the notification, and I have my iPhone set to vibrate for texts and e-mails because when the phone's in my pocket the vibration definitely helps to notify me, but maybe the tone/chyme is enough when I'm on a call.
And by maybe, I mean definitely. There is no good reason I can think of why I'd want this sneak attach vibration terrorizing the side of my skull. It's simply unpleasant and often times unnerving.
Does anyone know if there's anything that can be done about it? I've searched, but have come up with nothing apart from completely disabling the vibrate option, or remembering to always switch the phone to silent (with vibrate off for silent in the settings) every time I take or make a call, which is awfully inconvenient and still results in occasionally forgetting, relaxing and then being punished.
Maybe there's a setting I'm missing somewhere?
Thanks for taking the time.
Darcy

Answer 1

It seems there is no solution to this apart from the workarounds I've listed, so I've filed a feature request with Apple, pasted below.
If anyone feels the same as I do, please consider filing a similar request. You can do so here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
Thanks,
Darcy
"I find the vibrate feature very convenient for times when I am not on a call and I want to be notified of an incoming call, text, e-mail, etc. But when I am using my phone, pressed to my face on a call, I would very much appreciate it if the phone were smart enough, by way of the proximity sensor, to disable the vibrate feature.
As it stands, when I am on a call and I receive a text, for example, the phone vibrates in my ear and against my face in a very jarring fashion. It's not only uncomfortable, it's unnerving.
Currently my two options for avoiding this seem to be to disable the vibrate feature all together, or to remember to toggle the silent switch when making or receiving a call (and then remember to toggle it again when finished). Inconvenient and/or easy to forget.
I can see no reason why anyone would like to have their phone vibrate against the side of their head unexpectedly like this. Please consider allowing the proximity sensor to tell the vibrate feature to turn off when on a call."