Axel Foley
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I realized I can't wear any type of headphones for more than a week or two before I run into SERIOUS ear pain. I bought a lower class Sony headphones a few weeks ago, which are not heavy bass oriented at all, and my equalizers are also not bass-heavy. After a week or two of listening I was listening to it one day and during that I felt a very sharp pain in my left ear and even on the left side of the top of my head and I had to take these off immediately. I even witnessed slight hearing loss on the left ear for a few days, which has now been somehow better I guess?
Also, since that day I feel lingering pain in both my ears and can't even listen using my IEMs for more than 10 minutes. My ears start to ache and I feel a very serious pain upcoming. It seems I may need to stop using headphones of any kind for a period to restore my ear health.
So the headphones caused this. This is not the first time I developed some sort of ear pain or problem after using headphones. Five or six years ago I bought the Sony MDR 1A, it was supposed to be my first 'high res' headphones and I also could not wear those for longer than a few weeks before I developed some serious pain, and had to cut out using earphones for a while.
On the other hand, I don't have this problem with in-ear headphones at all. I can use IEMs for as long as I want, and as loud as I want, within reasonable limits. I never get these type of serious injuries with IEMs. I have basically exclusively used IEMs for years now without any trouble. I buy and use regular headphones for 2 weeks and I develop serious hearing problems. It's a real pity, since I was planning on buying a more expensive Sennheiser but now that doesn't seem likely.
What is it about regular headphones that cause me pain? I am not listening to it at extreme high volume at all. Is it the type of technology used that is incompatible with my ears?
Also, since that day I feel lingering pain in both my ears and can't even listen using my IEMs for more than 10 minutes. My ears start to ache and I feel a very serious pain upcoming. It seems I may need to stop using headphones of any kind for a period to restore my ear health.
So the headphones caused this. This is not the first time I developed some sort of ear pain or problem after using headphones. Five or six years ago I bought the Sony MDR 1A, it was supposed to be my first 'high res' headphones and I also could not wear those for longer than a few weeks before I developed some serious pain, and had to cut out using earphones for a while.
On the other hand, I don't have this problem with in-ear headphones at all. I can use IEMs for as long as I want, and as loud as I want, within reasonable limits. I never get these type of serious injuries with IEMs. I have basically exclusively used IEMs for years now without any trouble. I buy and use regular headphones for 2 weeks and I develop serious hearing problems. It's a real pity, since I was planning on buying a more expensive Sennheiser but now that doesn't seem likely.
What is it about regular headphones that cause me pain? I am not listening to it at extreme high volume at all. Is it the type of technology used that is incompatible with my ears?