A good EQ preset for someone with tinnitus?

Submitted by Zoinklov t3_z0hhva in headphones

Hello!

Just got a logitech x pro wireless headset and I'm really loving it. Except that I woke up with stronger (temporary, I hope) tinnitus the morning after using them. Does anyone have a good EQ Preset they'd recommend, to go easier on the ol eardrums?

Thanks!

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NotTheLips t1_ix5lxf2 wrote

Not really, no. Just try your best to listen at the lowest volume that's still usable, and then adjust EQ to suit your tastes.

I'm sensitive to high frequencies, and if you are too, you may want to tone things down up on the higher end of the frequency spectrum. The ideal solution here is to get a pair of headphones that suits your listening preferences as closely as possible without any harshness so that you don't have to EQ. Some headphones are just shrill and harsh, and you end up having to EQ them so fiercely to make them usable that it ruins the overall presentation of the headphone.

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TheNoob91 t1_ix5m5ri wrote

From my experience if I hear something like a CRT hissing or some electrical interference that is very high pitched, my ears start to ring when I am away from that sound. I'd suppose anything >= 8khz is what you want to bring down for those harsh high pitched sounds that end up making your ears ring. Probably gonna be told Im wrong. I dont do this myself because I dont have a lot of songs with stuff that makes my ears ring, but if I were to do anything just in case it would be removing high treble range for me personally.

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RodRevenge t1_ix5rz6l wrote

Find the frequencies that makes you unconfortable with a sweep tool, im really sensitive to 3 - 4 k and so i heavy EQ my headphones to lower them to a tolerable level.

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c0ng0pr0 t1_ix5vyn7 wrote

The short answer is it varies. Everyone’s hearing damage is a bit different.

I met some guy a year ago who’s EQ settings are the complete opposite of mine… we both have hearing damage and some sort of tinnitus.

I lower the bass 6 or more db over all on bass heavy headsets, and an additional 3db down the my left ear. That is more sensitive for some reason.

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Minealternateaccount t1_ix8rvxu wrote

Look into equal loudness compensation.

Humans are less sensitive to bass and treble at lower frequencies, so there is a tendency to turn the volume up to "hear everything." Maybe you can give the bass and highs a boost so everything sounds more even and your average listening level is still quieter.

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