Allergic to AirPod Pro eartips

As I said before it is very strange that so many people with no previous problem to similar ear tips and similar earphones, now they have in few days these levels of allergy.

As other persons here said in my case have had other side effects because since I had reaction in January with Air pods pro, now I started to have allergy to some adhesives like my blood sugar monitor sensor.

There is something in product components that produces allergy levels to increase.

I wore them for several months (at the gym daily, for several hours on long flights every other week) but started noticing crusting in my ears after wearing them. Now, I wear them for half an hour and the drainage at night keeps me awake. I thought I was going crazy! No other ear bud has caused this.

Hey all just following up on this in hope of Apple doing something about it.

Very same issue with ear drainage and irritation caused within minutes of wearing AirPods Pro.

Have opened a case with Apple after trying memory foam tips and the problem persisting so I don’t think it’s the silicon tips are causing this problem.

Had to send in photos of my inner ear to apple and answer a lot of questions.

Have now been requested to send the AirPods back to them to be tested by their engineering team.

Will update on the outcome, awful experience as have never had issues with any earphones prior to this.

I really doubt apple is trying to make it go away. We're still a relatively small sample size in terms of the total number of people with airpod pros, so hard to say if the problem is really widespread or not yet. But in my opinion it seems that the number of people posting here is increasing as more people buy them, so it might be indicative of a more common problem than they realize. I feel like this wont result in anything substantive though until a news outlet puts out a story on "Allergy to airpods?" or something like that. Then it might gain traction and cause a reaction from apple. For now all we can hope for is that the next model is made of a different material that is hypoallergenic, bc new ear tips wont do a **** thing

Is there anyway we can get Apple's attention? This is causing a lot of irritation and ear drainage. Returning the airpod pros may be an option but what about the unsuspecting customer who plans to buy a pair? I think we have to do something.

To those of you who used regular airpods in the past with no problems, Im telling you if you go try to use them after having the reaction to the airpod pros, it will elicit the same allergic reaction to your ear canal.

I disagree here, This time is taking longer than the others but mine heal just fine! When I had to do more pictures for apple wearing the AirPods the itching started straight away, but once I removed them it stopped within minutes so for me its definitely the Silicon that they use, I get this reaction no matter who makes them. But it always heals with no major issues but I do suffer eczema, however mine has been controlled for years now.

Caroline if you have a history of a silicon allergy then it makes sense that you just have an allergic dermatitis to the eartips. But I have to assume most people here have no history of such allergies.

And Niall, give it another week or so, mine took a week to a week and a half to feel relatively normal again. Yours might just be taking a little longer.

Well, because I love apple products. I hadn't tried any for about 20 years so I thought I would give them a go, the reactions didn't start until 2 months after I got them, so I assumed that it would be ok.

However I do not wear them that often, since Ive had them I have mostly worn them about 10-15 times. The reaction seemed to start when I wore them for more than an hour.

As we get older our bodies change, So I didn't get nut allergy until I was 21 years. I have also learned that if you use them a little bit each time it gets better, sadly not Silicon tho. But having said this my reaction to any silicon has never been this bad.

My nut allergy has got better because I refuse not to eat...they are my favourites. I can now eat them but I signs when I am pushing my luck have to stop, I had hope this approach would work with AirPods they neither my ears or the pods are playing my game!

I have no such allergy to silicone. I have a collection of in-ear earphones. Nearly all of them have silicone tips. I had a very serious case of dermatitis after one week of using the airpods pro. No reactions ever to any other earpods. Now, however, I am reacting to the silicone in the new PowerBeats pro that goes around the ears and into the ear canal. After using the airpods pro, I am now sensitive to some material or chemical treatment that they use on the eartips and the earpiece that goes around the ears on the Beats. I am not getting any reaction from any other earpods from different companies. This is an Apple problem with some treatment of the eartips, not an allergic reaction to silicone.

Thats not true for everyone. I too also have the same issue with the new AirPod pros, got medication from my doctor cause at the time I didn’t associate the AirPods as the issue. Ears are better and now I use my old AirPods and I don’t get the reaction I get when I wear the AirPod Pros.

When I wore my first generation Airpods, no issues at all. Sadly I lost them hence I brought the new AirPod pros. Its definitely the material or something they are doing to the tips which is causing my issues.

TLS93 wrote:

I too am having an allergic reaction to the tips, and have never had this happen before. Very disappointed because they certainly are not cheap dollar store earbuds.

Cheap dollar store earbuds would most likely be made of plastic, not silicone. People are much less likely to be allergic to cheap plastic than silicone. It's unfortunate but your immune system only cares what things are made of, not what they cost.

I've just had the same issue. I'm 38 and have never had an allergy in my life. Have used other earbuds and headphones without issue. Have never had ear problems. Started out with itching - thought maybe I just wasn't used to the fit. After a few days of frequent use (I bought these since I now have to work from home due to Covid-19 and have a lot of video conferences. They did work really well with my iMac and Macbook), my ears became SUPER itchy and have swelled. It's not just in my ear canal, it's also where the earbuds sit. I think it is a reaction to both the tip and the body of the earbud. Taking allergy meds is not helping, and after 2 days of not wearing them I'm only noticing a slight improvement. I have to try to return them (bought from licensed 3rd party vendor). After reading other answers I don't see any point in trying to find different tips and risk continued ear irritation.