SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED: Noise-canceling listening devices are sold as being “safer” as they block out background sounds more effectively.

Experts are raising the alarm over links between Apple’s wireless AirPods earbuds and a surge in disturbing neurological issues among young people and children.

Noise-canceling listening devices are sold as being “safer” as they block out background sounds more effectively.

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— “Sudden And Unexpected” (@toobaffled) February 18, 2025

Experts are raising the alarm over links between Apple’s wireless AirPods earbuds and a surge in disturbing neurological issues among young people and children. Noise-canceling listening devices are sold as being “safer” as they block out background sounds more effectively. The idea is that wearers are less likely to turn up the volume of music or podcasts. However, audiologists are warning that referrals among young people with hearing difficulties have spiked significantly in just a handful of months. On inspection, however, they discover their hearing.

Top Experts Link Apple Airpods to Surge in Disturbing Brain Disorders, Nick Hamilton, Slay News, February 17, 2025.

Air Pods emit massive amounts of EMFs

Are you still wearing AirPods??

Here is why I only use wired headphones… pic.twitter.com/xMs66J2jsO

— Paul Saladino, MD (@paulsaladinomd) April 12, 2024