My Mild Tinnitus Has Got Worse After Trying Noise Cancelling Headphones without Playing Music

[Linda Cook]

Hi everyone, I have mild tinnitus, but after trying Sony WH-1000XM3 noise cancelling earphones once without any input sound, my tinnitus flared up loudly.

I left it for a day and the tinnitus calmed down, late that evening I tried the noise cancelling headphones again for about 2 minutes, and immediately my tinnitus flared up again.

These headphones were a very expensive Christmas present bought just to cancel noise from the tv, so my husband could watch tv and I could read a book in the same room.

We will try to take them back to Currys in the UK today as I don't want to damage my hearing further.

Has anyone else had this problem?

 

[billie48]

Has anyone else had this problem?

Welcome to the forum. If there is not enough response here, perhaps you can try searches about 'noise reducing earphones causing tinnitus' and there should be many prior discussions, such as this one below. Hope you find something that may help you. God bless.

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/thread...ancelling-headphones.10403/page-3#post-401521

 

[GregCA]

I left it for a day and the tinnitus calmed down, late that evening I tried the noise cancelling headphones again for about 2 minutes, and immediately my tinnitus flared up again.

Do you mean that you feel your tinnitus flaring up during the 2 minutes you have the headphones on?

 

[Digital Doc]

While some folks like their noise cancelling headphones, others have had issues. The simple answer is for you to return them and stay away from them. A pair of passive ear muffs can get the same thing done for less for you.