AirPods causing tinnitus?

75-80% of the time I no longer notice it. I'd guess about 10% of the time it is loud enough to distract me. But the first 2 or 3 weeks it was INSANELY loud. Horrible. I've been warned it's a 6-8 month process.

I am positive I got tinnitus from Airpods Pro.

It started randomly one night after a call.

Has been using them for ~2 years, always on low volume as I am very protective of my hearing (the irony).

I will try not using them at all for a couple weeks.

Yeah, I think they’ll never admit it or get to the bottom of it because it’s such an odd condition that can affect anyone for any reason. My aunt got lifelong tinnitus after a bad ear infection and she never listened to loud music. Interesting to see so many people sharing this feeling though.

Yeah, it just seems like there are so many potential causes - stress, blood pressure, anxiety, neurological problems, physical damage to the most delicate bones and hairs in the body... there will likely be no universal treatment in any of our lifetimes.

Oh man, this is really depressing, I love my AirPods, they work so well. However they are definitely giving me tinnitus. Purchased them recently to replace my Beats buds which I used to wear for hours at a time no problem (mainly listening to podcasts). Really disappointed, will most likely have to return them.

Yes!! Has yours gone away?? Please tell me it has -this is awful- I have been using my AirPods Pro for about the same amount of time but the day my ear started ringing I was using it for a lot longer then I ever had prior and now both my ears have been ringing on and off for about a week now … it’s no good at all

Update: 3 weeks later, still suffering from Tinnitus. Seen GP and hearing test and no issues with hearing/wax/infection. Seems like it’s a case of waiting and hoping, but in all likelihood just habituating to a lifelong issue caused by Apple. Disconcerting how few posts in here are success stories of it going away even after months …

I rarely wear ear phones, but wanted something to listen to YouTube videos and Netflix while I washed the dishes and not bother my family. I have been wearing the Airpods for less than two weeks and I have ringing and wooshing sounds in my ears now. I tried using the bigger eartips, but it's the same thing. I have barely used these things and think I have tinnitus now. I hope it goes away. Glad this post exists so others can see they are not alone.

Experiencing the same, persistent ringing on both ears after started using AirPods.

I didn’t make the connection until I bumped into this thread. Scary.

Anyone experiencing decreased symptoms after not using noise-reduction mode?

just fyi that i tried using the airpod pro 2s that were just realeased 2022. They also increase the tinnitus :(

wonder if apple will ever address this. with each new airpod i try them becuase i like them so much but every single one has caused/made the tinnitus worse.

Thanks that was helpful. I also use my AirPods much less and make sure that when I do use them I’m on the 70 DB I 60-65 etc.

I am using white noise, meditation and black cohosh, some relief but not gone.

Using my AirPods is helping me read enjoy the world.

I am experiencing this as well. Really weird. Not listening very loudly, but I do use them in my work all day. Never in my life have I noticed such a dramatic affect to my hearing. I thought it was connected to the really loud static sound that inexplicably strikes from time to time. Maybe not?

The only comfort in reading other’s experiences is that my suspicion are true. It is not a coincidence. I have listened to music my whole life. It wasn’t until I started using AirPods Pro 2nd gen (never used any other AirPods), that tinnitus is onset and loud. I’m pretty upset that now I have hearing damage. The sound doesn’t go away, and keeps me awake at night.

There seem to be a lot of same thing I listen to music on my wife no problem. And I got Apple AirPods and now I’m telling the same horror story as everyone else. The question is what can we do about it?

After just using AirPods Pro for about an hour , after taking them out, I have high pitch ringing in both ears, tinnitus. This is maybe the fourth time I used them, but I experience this tinnitus the last two times. Last time I use them the tinnitus went away after about 24 hours. I also have a pair of over ear, isolation headphones from a different manufacture, and never have experience this. I’ve been using this kind of devices all my life, and always keep the volume at a reasonable level.