Pain/Headache while using Airpods

Haven't spoken to the doctor yet as I only got that response from Apple support this morning. As I never experience this particular pressure headache in my life except for when I was wearing the Airpods, and it only happened when using the Airpods, and stopped (after a while) when I took them out, and it's never happened again since I stopped using them, and multiple people are reporting the same experience, I'm going to take a wild guess and say it's the airpods and not my head. My guess is that my doctor will say to stop using them, but I'll let you know. Google airpod headaches, 23,000+. Look at airpod headaches or airpod ear pressure on this forum. I'm not the only one.

Salmanor wrote:

Stick to the facts then. Some people experience unpleasant sensations from radiation. He could be one of them. End of.

Those same people experience unpleasant sensations when there's no radiation, too. Double blind studies have shown that people who believe they have ES can tell if there is EMR present at no better than chance. I have absolutely no doubt the OP is experiencing headaches. But, by assuming the problem is their headphones and not seeking proper medical care, they could possibly be endangering their life. Are most sudden severe headaches a symptom of a brain tumor? Probably not. But sometimes they are.

Non-ionising means the radiation isn't strong enough to knock electrons away causing a chemical change on a molecular level.

But it does cause something called 'oxidative stress' which is cumulative.

Specifically that means you can't measure the consequences in the same way you would a normal action/reaction experiment.

That is why there are so many conflicting results.

Our bodies work on electrical signals and there's no way our man made signals don't interact with them on some level.

If you can prove non-ionising radiation doesn't cause oxidative stress then I'll listen to you. Until then, I know it's possible for some people to respond adversely to oxidative stress. Whether it be through headaches, anxiety, depression, aches, prickly skin, head foggines or an array of other flight or fight response mechanisms. I call that type of stress damaging in the same way I call emotional stress damaging when exposed to enough of it. You couldn't call one single experience the cause.

It is again, cumulative.

As for not leaving your home, radiation drops off exponentially with distance. We are talking about two radiating devices directly either side of your brain. Not walking past someone who has Bluetooth switched on.

While you are out looking for people with headaches be sure to search for blind tests of non-ionizing radiation, such as Bluetooth and WiFi. If you go for the simplest explanation of your issue it is the shape of your ear and the pressure of the phone upon it and the fit of the IEMs. The other explanation, sensitivity to BT and WiFi and cell signals even, has been extensively tested and rejected.

Have you shopped in an Apple Store? Do you get a headache the instant you walk near it?

Sounds like you have the mild form of EHS. (Electromagnetic hypersensitivity)

It's called ES.

It's a condition where you can physically feel the damage that radiation does.

I avoid Bluetooth devices now because of it. But cordless home phones are the worst.

Especially the DECT phones that radiate even when not in use.

I would google all of the above, it might save your health.

Hey everyone.

I don't know how "alive" this thread is, but I think I found the root of the problem. On the bottom of the AirPods are the metallic charging thingy. Look a little closer and you'll notice a narrow streak of plastic material streaking the metal. That's the antenna, the transmitter, whatever you wanna call it. Those Bluetooth rays that come out of there are the pain inducers. Now on to the "cure". If the AirPod is touching your cheek, that transmitter will be shooting the side of your head with Bluetooth rays. If you angle the AirPod so the bottom doesn't touch your cheek, the pain seems to stop. My friend borrowed my AirPods once and he felt the same headaches, once he angled the AirPods away from his cheek the pain stopped. Hope this helps.

I would recommend seeing a doctor.

Survivor460 wrote:

I don't know how "alive" this thread is, but I think I found the root of the problem. On the bottom of the AirPods are the metallic charging thingy. Look a little closer and you'll notice a narrow streak of plastic material streaking the metal. That's the antenna, the transmitter, whatever you wanna call it. Those Bluetooth rays that come out of there are the pain inducers. Now on to the "cure". If the AirPod is touching your cheek, that transmitter will be shooting the side of your head with Bluetooth rays. If you angle the AirPod so the bottom doesn't touch your cheek, the pain seems to stop. My friend borrowed my AirPods once and he felt the same headaches, once he angled the AirPods away from his cheek the pain stopped. Hope this helps.

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I have the exact same problem--got the airpods, used them four times, once they made me nauseous, the next two times I got the pressure headache exactly as you describe. Used for 45 mins to an hour, listening to music quietly each time. Contacted Apple, they referred it to their engineers, who said I should seek medical advice. The Apple support agents I spoke to said they'd never heard of this problem before which I cannot believe as there are so many people reporting the exact same problem online.

I've read all the ones here, it amounts to less than 30 people. You can Google aliens doing surgery on humans and get more hits.

Unless you buy custom fitted IEMs from molds all of them are different and some will not work well with your ears. It doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the IEMs it means they don't match well with your ear. Or you could have a an inner ear or brain problem you were not aware of and was triggered by the AirPods. But given the number they have sold if there was something in the EarPods that caused this you would see millions of complaints.

Have you also seen the same number of complaints for the PowerBeats 3, Beats Solo 3 or Beatsx?

I believe that Bluetooth tech and mobile as a whole today is like Tabacco in the 50’s. We are all in denial and the mobile industry is definitely holding back on us all. I also get huge headaches Whenever I use phone or EarPods..best is to use regular earphones. I am sure 10 years from now clear messges from the FCC FDA Surgean General or whatever will be slapped on all mobile mobile devices warning of danger of exposure resulting in brain cancer..

Your analogy really doesn't work. It was known that tobacco had an effect on the cells in the body the first time scientists did any research into it, long before all the tobacco executives lied about it in front of congress. Even smokers knew all about smokers cough. And in the very early days of tobacco, before they bred it out, smoking tobacco would get you high.

Scientists have already researched non-ionizing radiation, including Bluetooth and WiFi, and not found any evidence whatsoever that it causes any kind of cell damage or even any change. And recently further research on cellular affect on the brain have come to the conclusion that early hypotheses were highly overstated.

And EarPods are regular earphones.

You can search for studies here:

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