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Comment by the-golden-one

1 day ago

It’s not in the skull, it’s in the soft tissue on top of it. I’ve had the same dent after wearing them for a while, it comes out after a while.

Phew, that's a relief. Guess that's a reasonable compromise for a $550 product for which there are no other quality competitors.

  • It literally gives me a headache after more than an hour of wearing it. This never happens with may AKG that has a very utilitarian and simple headband—a flat piece of plastic. It’s not pretty but I can wear AKG for a whole day and enjoy every minute of it while I’m phisically sick after an hour of AirPods Pro.

  • You're joking, right? There are many high quality competitors in that price range. I'm holding a pair (Sennheiser HDB 630). They are significantly lighter weight, better comfort and sound quality.

> it’s in the soft tissue on top of it

Can anyone with a medical background confirm if this is a thing, or folks are just noticing old undulations in their skulls?

  • You shouldn't need a medical background to know that having something press on a spot for a couple of hours will leave a depression in your skin.

    You have probably fallen asleep on something patterned or folded and have it leave an impression on your skin before: This is no different.

    Other places it happens: Watches that are slightly too tight or have ridden up an arm. Glasses arms pressing against your temple or behind the ear. Tight socks after a day wearing them.

    It's not a medical problem. It's just general physics.

    • > shouldn't need a medical background to know that having something press on a spot for a couple of hours will leave a depression in your skin

      I read “soft tissue on top of” the skull to mean more than a superficial skin depression.

      We have layers of connective tissue between the skin and skull [1]. Their damage usually calls for medical attention.

      [1] https://www.earthslab.com/anatomy/scalp/

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You sure that's not from something else?

  • Another poster here - I can confirm, have the same thing. I don’t worry too much about it though, I assume it will fade if I ever switch to other headphones.