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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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[–] andrewjetr56s@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

It is real. Some ANC headphones have really high cabin pressures compared to others. After long use, it'll feel like your eardrums are being pressed on constantly. It's good to vent the air pressure every 10-20 minutes if you're really sensitive. I find I can go for 5 hours without feeling the pressure on my ear drums but it's still good to introduce fresh air to my ears at least every half hour. Not that I feel uncomfy and I have do it, it's just a good practice.