Looking to upgrade from my first gen regular AirPods which are slowly dying. I also have jabra earbuds but I can constantly hear myself chew food and breathing while using them since I always use my earbuds while eating. Do the AirPods Pro do this? or would the regular AirPods 2nd Gen be better for me? Thanks
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Can you hear yourself chew/breathe with AirPods Pro?
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The reason that happens is because the air seal breaks around the earbuds while you are chewing and the noise cancelling is less effective . That means the seal is probably good on the current buds.
When this is non an issue, usually the air seal is not that great to begin with and it will compromise the noise cancelling effectiveness.
*the reason why the ear seal changes when we chew is because the mandibular condyle (the ball part component of the TMJ) is right in front of the ear canal. The condyle rotates and moves forward and backward as we chew and in turn it slightly changes the anatomy of the external ear canal. Put a finger in one ear and try to chew, you will understand what I mean.
When this is non an issue, usually the air seal is not that great to begin with and it will compromise the noise cancelling effectiveness.
*the reason why the ear seal changes when we chew is because the mandibular condyle (the ball part component of the TMJ) is right in front of the ear canal. The condyle rotates and moves forward and backward as we chew and in turn it slightly changes the anatomy of the external ear canal. Put a finger in one ear and try to chew, you will understand what I mean.
I returned my Airpods Pro, but when I was using them, I did notice that their noise canceling suppressed some of these sounds that bother you. I think because they have internal mics that are listening to what's reaching your inner ear. The better the seal, the more you'll hear those chewing noises, so what Apple did is impressive IMO.
(I returned them because they kept falling out.)
(I returned them because they kept falling out.)
Put a finger in your ear, then chew - here is the answer 
As you chew inside of ear canal is shrinking so it may affect noise cancelling. Personally I dont hear this a problem - at first had issues with this, now it’s skipped by my brain probably.
Edit: I see someone before described anatomy way better than me
As you chew inside of ear canal is shrinking so it may affect noise cancelling. Personally I dont hear this a problem - at first had issues with this, now it’s skipped by my brain probably.Edit: I see someone before described anatomy way better than me
