AirPods Pro ANC Feels like brain is melting 🤯

[jsnuff1]

So I went to an Apple store to try out the AirPod Pro, and tried out the new noice cancellation feature (FYI I have never tried ANC headset before on any brand).

As soon as they turned it on i felt like my brain was going to melt. It was the most uncomfortable feeling.....the noise cancellation part worked, and the loud noises in the Apple store were drowned out, but i felt this weird pulsating sensation and whatever frequencies were being injected in my ear to cancel the noise felt super weird.

I really wanted to get them but there is no way I could keep that on for hours at a time in my office I wanted to use it in.

Is it because I have never used ANC before and my brain is not used to it (kinda like using 3D glasses for the first time), or anyone else having similar issues with the ANC on these?

 

[boodle]

Yep, this is pretty common. ANC can be very uncomfortable until your brain gets used to it; some people can't use it at all. My first pair of Bose QC25 headphones made my brain feel like it was being compressed in a vice. I have no complaints about the ANC on my Sony WH-1000XM3 or the AirPods Pro.

Some people don’t experience any discomfort while using ANC headphones. Others get used to the feeling over time, but some people can’t get past the sense of “pressure” that ANC headphones can cause.
So, if your brand new pair of ANC headphones are causing a feeling of “pressure,” ear pain, jaw pain, and headaches, then your options for dealing with the situation are minimal. You could use the headphones for about 15 minutes and hope that your brain adjusts, or you could return the headphones and reinvest your money into sound isolating earbuds or some shooting earmuffs to put over put over a regular pair of earbuds.
Just keep in mind that, even if a feeling of pain is “made up” by your brain, that doesn’t make the pain any less real. If your brain refuses to adjust to a pair of ANC headphones, then you should leave it at that. There’s no reason to torture yourself (or potentially hurt yourself) just for the sake of blocking out ambient noise while you listen to podcasts.

https://www.howtogeek.com/423960/why-do-noise-canceling-headphones-hurt-my-ears/