Tips for QC 35 II ear irritation?
I have this absolute shitstain for an upstairs neighbor who likes to stomp all over their place, and thus I need these headphones on because the sound really, really gets to me. I've noticed my ear starting to get a little irritated and I'm wondering if there are any tips for long term use throughout the day to help with that.
Coincidentally, the ear cuffs are looking pretty worn. No big chunks missing or whatever, but there's some wear and tear, the cuffs seem to be looser than they used to be. Is it time to replace them? Sound quality is still just fine.
Posted May 4, 2022, 5:53 PM UTC
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they will eventually break, and the foam will come out. you could try replacing them and seeing if that was the source of irritation. I've also found that I often lean my head forward, and the cups are resting on the back of my ears which is only barely irritating. I just make sure that when I put them on they're not resting on my ears.
Would it be better to shell out for the official cuff replacements or are there cheaper alternatives? Last I looked, there wasn't a big price difference.
There is a noticable difference in price. Amazon third party ones are 15-20$, vs bose official ones are like 35$.
Just go third party. Out of the 3 pads I've had, the OEM ones lasted the shortest amount of time. Still using my 15$ pads today.
If the vendors practical for you do not charge much difference, get the originals. A lot of the cheaper 3rd party ones don't seal and vent appropriately, causing the ANC to perform a little bit worse.
Some of the 3rd party ones have slightly different shape and firmness though. If the shape or softness of the originals (when in decent state) are causing irritation, that vs slightly (!) worse ANC might be a tradeoff wortwhile for you. Only you can tell though, I couldn't make out from your post, how or why your cans are causing irritation.
That's because I don't really know why they're irritated lol. I tried someone's suggestion of making sure they're properly over the ears and maybe that's helped? Hard to tell.
Hey i sometimes get pimples on my face where the headphones use to rest since i wear them at work for like 7 hours a day. You could try to clean the earpads regularly with alcohol wipes, that helped me a lot