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Muffled and ringing right ear

So, I recently bought a pair of Airpods Pro and since I've been using them (4 days) I noticed that my right ear feels muffled or stuffed, like when you go in a car with the windows down and a lot of air gets into your ears and you feel them like if they were full and heavy, and I also hear a ringing, like sometimes it's really soft and sometimes it's really loud and noticeable. I hadn't used ANC before nor transparency mode or spatial audio, however, I already had a pair of True wireless earbuds and I never ever had this issue. For now, I won't use them for a week and if I still hear the ringing or feel the sensation I'll go to a doctor but, probably someone had this problem before and if anyone can tell me if it's normal or how you fixed it'd be appreciated.


Plus where I am a pair of these costs the same as a minimum wage and in the reseller, I bought them I can't return them so I'm stuck with them and if I resell them it'd be at a loss and I really really wanted to enjoy these.

Posted on Nov 2, 2021 5:55 AM

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Posted on Nov 2, 2021 6:03 PM

What you describe could be at least part due to poor fit of your AirPods Pro. Do the ear-fit sound check a few times, adjusting the fit and and experiment with the different ear tips, remembering the best fit might not be the same size on both sides.

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Nov 29, 2021 12:38 PM in response to SomeoneElse547

So if anyone cares after a while it sorta has fixed itself, idk.

I started to use the small ear tips and it got better, the medium tips leave the AirPods outside of your ear and like, filling the outside of the ear canal while the small tips go directly into the ear and while they don't feel as secure and can get a little loose when I stop using them I don't feel anything in my ear, well if I use them too much or like in a position I do feel something, not quite as muffled but still something, but they're definitely better now, and btw the medium tips were really bad because every time i used them my ears felt really bad and even though the fit was better, if you feel the same you should get a medium foam tip so that it gets smaller over time, but in general if the silicon tips cause anything bad you shouldn't mess with different sizes because it makes the muffled feel and the ringing when you're in silence.

Muffled and ringing right ear

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