Ear ringing

Submitted by sa3bbb t3_z7h7mw in headphones

I just want to share my own experience and would like to know if anyone also has had the same reaction as myself.

I have been listening to music daily for years on various monitor headphones. I have always used lossy format such as mp3 and after listening to tracks for more than 30min in any genre if its electronic or hiphop as soon as I take my headphones off my ears starts ringing and I get this discomfort feeling in my ears.

Until couple of years ago I switched to lossless format FLAC and I listening to the same exact songs and I can go for 2-3 hours non stop playing music on the same headphones and when I take them off as if I had nothing on my ears.

Does anyone share the same experience or is it placebo ?

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Basher991 t1_iy6jmhs wrote

What volume do you listen?

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TheHelpfulDad t1_iy6kg9c wrote

I can’t listen to any lossy format music for longer than a few minutes, but I’ve never had ringing. I just get irritated

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notmac_ t1_iy6nt9d wrote

stop listening so loud....

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Gofa_Kirselph t1_iy6uste wrote

Not quite ringing in my ears but I would get fatigued after a 1-2 hour listening session. Upgrading my amp and DAC did away with the fatigue and I could enjoy music again. Always at safe volumes though.

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StanGenchev t1_iy7gg83 wrote

It has nothing to do with file format, you are just listening to harmful volume levels. I suggest you lower it because you are going to get hearing damage or even worse, tinnitus.

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ishmeister t1_iy7yeog wrote

That's the first signs of tinnitus I suspect. Keep going and the ringing may stay permanently. It's probably best to lower the volume and listen for shorter sessions.

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Etsu_Riot t1_iy8xc8z wrote

I'm one of those persons who sees no difference between one or the other, but I have always had Tinnitus.

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