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Noise-cancelling headphones

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https://ask.metafilter.com/254710/Adapting-to-noise-cancelling-headphone-headaches-nausea#3700459

https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-noise-cancelling-headphone-that-can-cancel-human-voice

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  • 2014.01.03 - Ask MetaFilter - Adapting to noise-cancelling headphone headaches/nausea
  • 2015.07.19 - Ask MetaFilter - Are noise-cancelling headphones damaging my hearing?
  • 2016.04 - BusinessInsider - There’s a very good reason not to buy the best noise cancelling headphones in the world
    • The active NC technology creates an odd ear-pressure sensation that feels weird and a bit uncomfortable after extended use, making the experience far less natural than that with a standard set…Don’t get me wrong: I love my QC25s, even if I have to take them off every couple hours to ward off pressure headaches.
  • 2017.05.10 - PointChaser - What No One Tells You About Noise Cancelling Headphones
    • At first the Bose QuietComfort 35 headphones were amazing: Clear sound, no noise. Then I started to experience some ear pain and other discomforts that kept getting worse.
      It all started the first time I used the Bose QuietComfort 35 headphones. After wearing them for a couple of hours, I started to experience sinus pressure, ear discomfort, and pain between my right ear and jaw. I figured it was a symptom of using them for too long and that I would get used to it. When I activated the noise cancelling button, things got worse. The ear pain got more severe and so did the pain close to my jaw. I kept wearing them, thinking this would pass after a few days.
    • Then my sister, who initially praised her Bose QuietComfort 35 headphones, told me she was experiencing really bad headaches and dizziness. This was after I noticed her being unusually aggravated. She later told me it was the headaches and disorientation from wearing her headphones that put her in a bad mood. We both kept wearing them, thinking it would get better but it only seemed to get worse. In fact, wearing the BoseQuiet Comfort 35 headphones for a while started to make me feel disoriented as well. This was an expected reaction to cancelling out low-frequency sounds. But I decided to Google the problem to see whether this was in fact normal. It turns out lots of people experience headaches, ear pain, dizziness, and disorientation from wearing

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