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I wish someone told me earlier about the downsides of wearing noise-canceling headphones.

Today I learned that the high-pitched noise in my ear is tinnitus. I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. Tinnitus fits the definition of insanity.

Imagine every moment of your day being punctuated by a deafening high-pitched noise. That’s what my life is now like.

How it happened
I spent my youth in nightclubs and playing drums. By my 20s, I gave up music. But I still loved listening to music and pumping tunes.

Rewind to two years ago. my girlfriend gifted me a pair of Bose noise-canceling headphones.

I’ve said many times online that these headphones help me get into a deep flow state and block out all the noise.

The problem is I f*cked it up.

I’ve worn the headphones most days for the last 2 years during the entire 8-hour workday.

2.5 weeks ago, the high-pitched noise I used to get after work stopped going away like it normally does.

I saw the doctor today and got told it’s tinnitus.
Oh … and there’s no cure.

Takeaways
1. Wearing headphones every day can screw up your ears.

2. Lower the volume of your music (by a lot).

3. Take breaks from headphones.

4. Have days where you don’t wear headphones.

5. Wear earplugs at loud concerts.

6. Use speakers in your office instead of in-ear headphones.

I have no idea how I’m going to live with this. But I must. Don’t be a d*ckhead like I was. You get one pair of ears. Look after them.

So what do you wish you knew before now?

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