Re:AirPods Causing Tinnitus (600+ reports since 2019?)
by jiofih on Saturday February 13, 2021 @04:10PM
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There is a running conspiracy theory that manufacturers found out about possible damage around 2018, and coincidentally all the popular models like the Sony WH1000 got firmware upgrades that perceivably downgraded the quality of ANC. I have a model from 2016 and can easily tell the difference from a newer one, now if that is the real reason or not... we’ll find out in the coming decade.
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Re:AirPods Causing Tinnitus (600+ reports since 2019?)
by fauria on Saturday February 13, 2021 @05:23PM
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This theory was brought up during a previous thread on HN by @novok, in response to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22080228
I wonder... would this be theoretically possible? If so, are there any peer-reviewed papers published?
Re:AirPods Causing Tinnitus (600+ reports since 2019?)
by jensvdh on Saturday February 13, 2021 @06:59PM
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I got tinnitus after using Sony WH1000 noise cancelling headphones in 2018. Damn...
Re:AirPods Causing Tinnitus (600+ reports since 2019?)
by castratikron on Sunday February 14, 2021 @12:13AM
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I have a pair of those. I really like them except that they don't quite fit my ears and wearing them for more than a couple hours causes some soreness. If it weren't for that I'd probably wear them all the time. So, maybe that ended up saving me in the end.