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All active noise cancelling headphones just hurt my ears after extended periods of time.

• reaperducer 7y ago
  I have this problem, too. I can't wear my beats noise cancelling headphones for too long or the pressure starts to hurt. The Apple web site states that the new AirPods have an internally-facing microphone, as well. I wonder if that will help. They're touted as being unnoticeable.
• fragmede 7y ago
  I agree. Thankfully the Bose app allows that to be turned off when it gets to be too much for me, though the office is worse without the Bose cancelling, at least it stops killing my brain.
• coldtea 7y ago
  Do they physically hurt your ears, or is it just some personal discomfort you can get used to?
  • lfowles 7y ago
    It's somewhere between a headache and physical discomfort. Hard to describe because I've only ever experienced it with active noise cancelling (over the ear) headphones and I gave those up 5+ years ago.