AirPods Pro -pressurized feeling

I absolutely agree! I am an OG AirPods user and my first experience of my AirPods Pro was amazing. In bed. Listening to TV. Yesterday I went for a run. Thump. Thump. Thump. I have Googled and even running blogs say there is no thump. I am going to book an appointment at Apple and get them to tell me what is wrong...with my ears, or with the AirPods...

I think it has to do with the “seal” that is on your ear. If you are sensitive to this issue likely any in ear bud that creates a seal will cause this. I will be moving back to original gen AirPods. A shame because I liked the sound quality of these Pros in comparison.

I have exactly the same issue. I’ve tried all three size tips, the smaller fit is most comfortable and also the one where I feel less underwater, but at the same time the noise reduction is less. I’m currently using the medium to watch movies on my iPad, but the minute I get a call I have to turn them off, they just don’t work for phone calls.

and for those who said that all noise isolation earbuds give you that underwater pressurized feeling, I’d argue that I have the Bose QC20 and they don’t do that. I’ve tried everything. Paired, re-paired, every mode possible, they basically just work great for listening in a noisy environment (think airplane or train, not loud people, you can still hear them) if you can deal with the very annoying pressure, but are throwaway for phone calls, even in transparency mode. Also, by the way, don’t even think of eating something crunchy while wearing them, it sounds like you’re fracturing your skull as you go.

True story.

Did anyone get a chance to go to apple support about this? It's bothering me a lot. I tried all three tips and I get the thumping sound with all of them when I walk. I'm gonna return them if they can't solve the issue for me.

I was noticing this as well. It's that seal that causes the thumping and it is super annoying. Tried the smaller tips and while the thumping is reduced it is still there. But without the good seal the sound quality takes a drastic hit. The medium tips make these sound fantastic, but I'm not sure I can live with that thumping. Part of what I bought these for is running and hearing my footsteps like that ever time I take a step makes me think these are not for me. The OG Airpods may not sound great, but they aren't annoying like these. What a shame because I love the way these sound and love the sound isolation.

Totally true about eating. Was very distracted by my own chewing.

My gf got the same model,. I tried hers and it has significantly less thumping sound

I had the same problem with the AirPods pro but as I have no experience of the earlier versions I cannot compare. I find that sometimes the ‘thump, thump, thump’ is there when I am jogging and sometimes it isn’t. This is the case even when they are in transparency mode. I have come to the conclusion that it depends how you put them in your ear. Sometimes pushing them In quickly creates pressure behind the seal. Try moving them around in your ear to release the pressure when the problem is experienced.

I have this same issue, both sizes(med/large) still have this pressure and thumping. Anyone else resolve this issue? I would’ve just went with the normal gen 2 if I had known of this issue?

I returned them. Happier with everything about the originals except the sound quality.

I think this is just inherent in earphones that seal against your ears. I returned mine and have continued to use my old Airpods.