My experience is that noise cancellation (and transparency mode) in the AirPod max made my tinnitus much worse over time. Got rid of them. I recovered somewhat from whatever they did to me but not fully.
I had tinnitus from loud music for 20+ years prior to that and was always very careful with sound levels because it sucks.
A friend of mine similarly reported that the in ear Apple headphones caused temporary tinnitus when in noise cancellation mode (including transparency mode) but not when those features were off.
I had tinnitus from loud music for 20+ years prior to that and was always very careful with sound levels because it sucks.
A friend of mine similarly reported that the in ear Apple headphones caused temporary tinnitus when in noise cancellation mode (including transparency mode) but not when those features were off.
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35023808