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Can't wear ANC headphones for long, weird feeling (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by PrivyPaul@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community
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Hi,

I don't know if its just my imagination or can active noise-canceling actually be felt in your ears? Like I get they cancel out soundwaves but it leaves a kind of pressure behind. After some time it stresses me out more than actual noise from traffic. Is this placebo or a real thing?

It feels like when you go on a airplane and your ears close because of the altitude switch, and I get the same reflex of trying to yawn to make it go away

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[–] Apprehensive-Guess69@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I get the weird and unpleasant feeling too. Sort of like when a plane takes off and you feel the pressure build up in your ears. I generally turn off anc. Saying that, though, I prefer wired anyway and only use bluetooth headphones at a push.