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What No One Tells You About Noise Cancelling Headphones

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Re: What No One Tells You About Noise Cancelling Headphones

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UI_at_80x24 wrote: post #20
Emma_Goldman wrote: post #14

I do not find this. My problem is that my headphones press the upper-half of my ear into my head. After a couple of hours it gets sore. Simply taking the headphones off for a few minutes usually relieves the pain, and I can continue. I think I've got used to it: when I first started using my headphones, my ears would begin to hurt after ~20 minutes.

The headphones are too small. For "best results" nothing about the headphones should ever touch any part of your ear. The soft foam padding should surround your ear making a seal with your skull. The 'clamping force' may also be too tight if you get headaches. The desired clamping force should enough to keep everything in-place if you briskly turn your head side-to-side but loose enough to dislodge if you try to turn…

I own two larger pairs of headphones. I haven't had issues with clamping force. I agree with the sentiment they shouldn't rest on your ears. The largest pair I can go 10 hours with no complaints

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Post by Hates_ »

ivank wrote: post #5

Not loading here but http://web.archive.org/web/20190220061538/https://www.pointc... If anyone wants to block outside noise without noise-cancelling algorithms: try in-ear monitors and replace the tips with foam tips designed for isolation (perhaps in a larger size for more sound blocking) - you effectively get a combination earplug/headphone.

I definitely prefer noise isolation to noise cancellation. I found a pair of Shure SE215s with Comply Isolation tips perform far better than the Bose QC25s I tried to replace them with.

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Post by jdietrich »

Emma_Goldman wrote: post #14

I do not find this. My problem is that my headphones press the upper-half of my ear into my head. After a couple of hours it gets sore. Simply taking the headphones off for a few minutes usually relieves the pain, and I can continue. I think I've got used to it: when I first started using my headphones, my ears would begin to hurt after ~20 minutes.

Simple problem, simple solution - buy headphones with bigger earcups. Larger headphones like the AKG K701, the Sennheiser HD650 and the Beyerdynamic DT880 are extraordinarily comfortable, even for all-day wear.

Re: What No One Tells You About Noise Cancelling Headphones

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Post by downvoted-why »

golem14 wrote: post #11

Maybe off topic , but this feels like a crypto marketing article.

For real. This is not even an actual article. It’s a bullshit product placement ploy. And at the end of the long winded yet breathless “how can this be???” hypochondriac psychosomatic pseudoscience tale of woe, a much, much better alternative is presented, and linked to.

Wowee! Thank god I read this article, the very professional linking of all the relevant words was so helpful too! I will click them all!

Re: What No One Tells You About Noise Cancelling Headphones

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Post by Invictus0 »

I'm not hearing the evidence here. This guy got some headaches and found a bunch of anecdotes to corroborate his account. Are we to believe that noise cancelling headphones can cause ear infections just from this story? There are a lot of potential causes for the discomfort discussed in this article besides the noise cancelling feature, as other commenters have mentioned: headphones too tight, ears too big, etc. And although there very well might be some people that experience negative effects from NC headphones, there is nothing to suggest that everyone else will experience any negative effects. And of course there is no data to be found. The title is unnecessarily aggressive for the content here.
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