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Can't wear ANC headphones for long, weird feeling (alien.top)
submitted 10 months 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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[–] ndquoctrong99@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Two solutions for you: Etymotics or Custom IEMs. In my experience owning both, they isolate better than the vast majority of current ANC headphones. The Etymotics will also bring weird feelings to your ears, but a different type. Custom IEMs will bring weird feelings to your bank account.