AirPods causing tinnitus?

Thank you so much for your reply. Very encouraging and gives me hope that the ringing will subside for me. It's been about a week since it started, so hopefully it'll go away soon, as it's hard for me to focus. And I'd say I'm still youthful enough, so no worries there 🙂

Hey fchaves, I'm in the same boat right now. Same symptoms and everything, including sensitivity to higher pitched noises. Has your tinnitus subsided now? Mine has lasted a week and hoping it will end

Hi ViperKing, unfortunately mine still persists. I havent used the AirPods Pro since my post, and I've cut back on using headphones in general, but the tinnitus is still there. Thankfully it hasn't gotten worse. It may have gotten a little milder (hard to say) or at the very least it doesn't bother me as much anymore. The audiologist I saw couldn't diagnose the cause but we did a hearing test and I dont have hearing damage.

I started using the pods with noise cancellation mainly in the gym about a month ago and maybe 2 weeks ago I noticed a constant ringing in my ears.

I hadn't made the connection until my girlfriend said something about hearing damage she'd read.

Coincidence maybe but I'll stop using them and see what happens.

Hey, I'm sorry to hear you're going through this, I know it's tough. I've been dealing with the ringing for 2 weeks now, and unfortunately it has not went away, yet. It has improved significantly, so I'm hoping it will go away, yet. It gets better. Hang in there. My best advice is to stop worrying about whether the ringing will go away or not. I was thinking about it too much and making it worse by stressing. Try to relax and allow your body to heal itself, and definitely stay away from ANY loud noises.

I have the same problem to. Just got back from the doctor...and loss of earing on the left ear :-( My hearing level was always OK a 0-5 dB HL on all frequency HZ (in my previous medical tests). But in my recent exams, after noticing the tinnitus, my left ear hearing capacity has deteriorate to 50 dB on the 8K hz frequency. But the worst is the permanent tinnitus :-(

Try hearing instruments (aka aides) - even if you do not wish to look 'old', today's technology is beneficial to helping the internal nerve endings from ringing. Hearing instruments help relieve tinnitus and give back your full range of hearing frequencies. That is my experience.

If one studies tinnitus just briefly, it can range from mild ringing to loud crickets. No one wants that for the long term.

One more thought: We all need to turn down the volume.

My AirPods 100% just gave me tinnitus. I was listening to music with noise transparency on. Heard my wife call me in the other room and took them out. As I walked in the other room my ears felt funny, like all jacked up and going in and out, dizzying. I now have ringing in my left ear which I didn't have before. It's giving me horrible anxiety.

If this doesn't go away in the next day or so I'm going to doc, and calling an attorney.

It would be helpful to the ongoing discussion if everyone specifically stated whether their problem is from AirPods or Pros. For example, Pros caused me problems but basic AirPods I have used extensively without issue.

I can’t edit my original post but I wasn’t clear enough. Yea, my normal AirPods were no issue at all. The AirPods Pro caused the issue for me. I believe it has to do with noise cancellation or transparency feature.

I have the same issue with my new AirPods Pro causing tinnitus in both ears. I used them 3 times overnight in noise cancellation mode to help me fall asleep - and they worked very well at blocking out ambient noise - but when I woke up on the 3rd morning I had a loud constant high pitch ringing in both ears (tinnitus). It was very noticeable and a completely different waking up experience to prior mornings. The only thing that could have caused the tinnitus was the AirPods. I am returning them to Amazon for a full refund after only having received them a few days ago. I am disappointed as they worked fine for noise cancellation, but not at the cost of giving me tinnitus which I expect will clear itself up over the next few days.

I totally agree this happens constantly and I can’t get it to stop. I have purchased earplugs for this very thing and it’s so incredibly distracting and my ears are left high pitched tones of tinnitus consistency, welcoming this ringing weekly. The earplugs are great for this but I wear them like I wear glasses.

Also just started experiencing this related to AirPods Pro... I'm a composer and am extremely careful about my ears. Always use noise protection at concerts and don't listen at loud volumes when using headphones. I never noticed a problem with my original AirPods, but have definitely noticed the onset of high-pitched constant ringing after using the Pros. I've mostly used them in transparency mode for phone calls and to listen to podcasts with the noise control off. The effect is heightened immediately after use (and is linked specifically to a single ear if only one AirPod is being used), but there is a constant ringing that hasn't gone away in a few weeks. I couldn't connect it with any other change in listening habits, so I did some research to see if others were experiencing it and found this thread.

I came here to this forum because it took me over a month to realize this ringing was actually coming from head and not my neighbor. I have been in quarantine for months and my bedroom is probably the quiest place.. so hearing this random buzzing I thought it was someone's subwoofer and a faulty grounded outlet... now the condition progressed I could hear the buzzing in my car... that was the final revelation that it was me and not my alleged rude neighbors. Ever since I started using my airpods I noticed that they make my ears dirty and wax builds up much quicker if I wear them often... I had an dirt wax issue before that wasnt causing buzzing but actually hearing crusty sounds in my ear...and bought some ear cleaner... and now I have been cleaning them but now that I have this tinnitus ringing sound I can see this problem has expanded now... I mentioned all of this because before I was using airpods I just used regular headphones or ear phones but not all of the time like these airpods since they are very convenient.. I mean I see everyone using them all the time.. I use them all of the time.. It seems the result is that all of this constant use is really causing hygiene issues and for me now it has progressed to damaging my ears!!! I could be getting older and thats true. but I do have instincts and sense that its a good idea to STOP USING THESE AIRPODS!!! NOW!! Its obvious to me that if my ears were weaker or whatever the use of the airpods was the tipping point!

after a short while my airpods emitted a high pitch noise when i pressed on them

since then i have been diagnosed tinnitus with a high pitch whistling constant in the center of my head. ENT specialist said the nerves in the ears are trying to compensate for loss of hearing bit i don't have hearing loss.

it's been 8 months and no progress..