Allergic to AirPod Pro eartips

Yes me too, I had them since January 2020 and I am a light user yet in the past 2 months or so serious itching has started and at night I only wear my right pod to watch stuff in bed and my right ear started to leak and I wake up with dry flaky ear canal on that particular one every day now. I never had ear problems before this is not good because I do like my Airpod Pro's...

Apple should offer alternative tips

PHD4Life5051 and MaryannZ, Not every solution is a social media solution. People need to go to their website/support to start the process. You will have to talk to someone on a telephone and then send emails. It will be quite extensive, but when you are asking for more than $200 that is what it takes! Tweeting, really? almost makes me laugh, you need to get serious.

I was referring to the fact that there is not one negative review out there on the device. I looked prior to purchase. Nothing. And surprised that there is nothing for anyone looking to buy to see what’s happened to us. period.

I love my AirPods Pro but I have stopped using them. It is causing itching, buildup of wax. Hope Apple fixes the problem. In the interim bought some noise canceling wireless over the ears headphones.

Exactly the same for me with the Powerbeats Pro (also and Apple product!).

I've been looking for an alternative pair of earphones as I get really sore inner ear and top of the ear where the arms loop around them. I was hoping that the Airpod Pros would be different, but it looks like I'd have the same issues with them. I did try purchasing Comply Comfort + earphone tips (they're made from a memory foam material) and they're okay but not great.

It would be good if Apple could offer earphone tips made from alternative materials - something for them to consider.

PS, I am not a heavy user of the Airpod Pros, I don't wear them every day and when I do it's not more than an hour or so.

I had no issues during the first couple of months, however now I no longer wear them as my ears are always itchy, leaky and flaky.

If you call and they take back your APP, they will reimburse you.. tho it would take a while to get the money back. They just dod refunded me. I think I kinda figure out the issue through my experience. I have purchased Jabra Elite 65t just to give it a try.. from there the frequency can be adjusted. I DID NOT have any drainage nor an itchy, burning sensation as well. The product was absolutely good but not the best. At least this product gave me a relief.. Also, I have notice that just by pulling that APP feels like it sucking out where the tips at.. so drainagecan be an issue.

This is just coming from my end and not an expert to any situation.. I hope this helps.

But, totally if you guys call the support and give them pictures that safety and medical issues has been provided they will jump into it and process the complaint.

Good Luck. btw, got my check and money back.. and took them 12weeks.. I guess due to Covid everyone is understaff.. but keep trying. :) Peace!

I had the same thing, and tried several times, but always the same problem : flow of transparent yellow fluid, itching and inflammation of the ear canal.

I am seriously considering suing Apple because they see how many people are complaining about the same problem but do not take any action to warn users, especially that in some people, an allergy can have dramatic consequences and death as an anaphylactic reaction.

I will ask for compensation and I will think twice before buying an Apple product.

Estar16 I am in agreement seeing your doctor is definitely a good idea if you are having a reaction. There should be in a warning to anyone that purchases Apple produces that you place in your ears. I have found that there are scientific journals that attest to problems with the ear canal when wearing airbuds, AirPods, etc.,

I think I have it figured out. I bought different tips, non silicon and still had the pro lame. Last two days have been **** after wearing for thirty minutes. It has to be the noise cancelling frequency that some of us are sensitive to. Thankfully apple is refunding me! A quick cure is an esthetician’s probe that emit is electricity like in those lightning balls. When touched it feels warm, inserted into each ear canal for about three mintutes, swelling went down and it does kill bacteria as well. They use it for “breakouts” on the skin. Lucky my wife is a skin care specialist and she brought hers gone, works like a charm! Now to get rid of this dang crusty crap?

The noise cancelling frequency is just a sound wave, the same as the audio you're hearing when you're in transparency mode, just inverted. It can't hurt you. I do believe you though, that something about the Pros IS hurting you, and I also am happy and believe that you've found a good remedy in that probe.

I also just got done with my test of memory foam tips, same result. Heavy discharge within 24 hours, crusting, the works.

My only guesses at this point are 1) the case plastic contaminates the tips, possibly also contributing to that weird "blueberry" type smell that a lot of people are picking up on. Or 2) our ear canals are just on high alert after reactions to the stock silicone tips. I read some webMD type article that said ear canal chemistry can take a long time to go back to normal after infection/reaction.

I honestly don't think we'll ever know at this point. It's time for me to move on, maybe Bose's new ones that they just announced will work.

No, I have a pair of over the ear Sennheiser Headphones and did medical transcription in the past. My reaction is very specific to the AirPods Pro. It’s similar to the way some people have a rapid reaction when stung by a bee if they are allergic.

I sent mine back to Apple and they refunded me, I then started wearing my Bose over ear ones again with no problem.

This week I've been into Apple to purchase second generations of the previous version and I am happily using them with no issues so far.

I stopped wearing my pros back in April, I could only wear them for 30 mins then the reaction would start, but my first reaction didn't start straightway it was 6 months after I has purchased them.

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As someone else suggested, I removed the silicone tip from the left AirPod Pro, cleaned it to remove any possible residue and wore it in my left ear for 45 minutes. So far, No reaction from it this time. It also fit & stayed in my ear better without the silicone tip. I can’t try this with the right AirPod pro yet as my outer right ear canal is still swollen & draining from wearing the AirPod with the silicone tip 3 days ago.