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jcmoney1010 Author

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36 points

AirPods causing head pressure?

I got my AirPods a few weeks ago, right as they came out, and since the first time I put them on I've noticed that I start getting pressure headaches after a few minutes of use. I find this odd, as I've never had issues with the EarPods and I've used those ever since they came out. I also have another pair of Bluetooth headphones that I use with my Playstation, and I've never had an issue with those either. I've tried everything I can think of, including not putting them all the way in and just letting them kinda sit outside my ear canal.

The headaches aren't intense, but the slow building pressure is not exactly fun deal with. Has anyone else run into this issue? Better yet, has anyone else found a solution to this issue? I love these things, but they are getting hard to wear!

AIRPODS, iOS 10.2

Posted on Dec 31, 2016 10:42 AM

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andrea.pedinotti

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4 points

Posted on Feb 28, 2017 7:36 AM

I have the same issue. Neve had this bad experience with Beats wireless. That's frustrating. I strongly believe it doesn't have nothing to do with the sound pressure. This is about radiations in my opinion. 😟

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Mar 5, 2018 10:13 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

And am not saying they are the cause of the problem.

I repeat again, some people are downplaying other people’s experience of using a product. This is my personal observation. If your not one of those people move on... if you are, it does not really matter.

Mar 5, 2018 10:30 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

And also I wonder why your speaking for IdriSeabright? Just what i observed of people speaking for Apple and in this case, speaking for another person.

Given your not my doctor or Apple, i choose to ignore that last advice. Cheers!

Mar 13, 2018 9:07 AM in response to jcmoney1010

I am having the same issue. Love the product, but it hurts my head so bad I can no longer use them. These do NOT feel safe AT ALL! I had this issue the first day I used them and tried to use them a few more days to see if it would go away and it got much worse. If this is after a few days I can't even imagine if I used them for a full year. DO NOT USE! NOT SAFE!

Mar 13, 2018 10:16 AM in response to Eagle2424

Hello Eagle2424. I think it's working for some people but for other's it's not. I've seen people wearing it about me and they seem to be ok and from what others have posted here. Maybe, just maybe some of us are more sensitive to the operation of the AirPods or just maybe again some of them are defective. It won't be the first time some  devices are found to be defective. Usually from a specific factory.

Luckily i've taken mine to my local iStore and they are being very understanding. My iStore spoke to  and they've asked for me to log the call and they'll look into this. So lets see. Am sceptical to say everyone should not use it as am sure anyone experiencing what we've been reporting would not be able to bear it. Lets see what  reports back. I'll definitely let you all know.