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qnssekr

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Oct 20, 2011
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Anyone else experiencing weird popping or sudden pressure issues with their AirPods Pro 3? The pods are not crackling or whistling but popping is the best way I can describe what is happening. Been using mine for a little over a week and this just started happening. I would think this issue should have been resolved a long time ago because this seems to be an issue for a while with Apple earbuds. Should I just return them?
 
i had this on my first and second pair the first pair i returned after 10 days due to discomfort also what you describe. second pair received in november as a gift they not knowing my previous experience I didn’t feel comfortable returning them as they were a gift. i only experienced the squelch noise when using small size or smaller using medium resolved the squelch but suffered discomfort. so i ordered a third party set of tips from amazon as a gamble.soulwitt brand not the Comply ones as they wear out in a few months . these Soulwitt versions solved the discomfort and the irritating squelch noise you experience ?? can only put it down too the material of the original tips particularly if you have moisture or persistent ear wax the original smaller tips move around when im eating , talking or yawning etc thats when i had the squelch sound. never had this with airpod pro2 or the third party tips im using now on airpods pro 3 which at times im using 4-6 hours a day without discomfort or squelch
 
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i had this on my first and second pair the first pair i returned after 10 days due to discomfort also what you describe. second pair received in november as a gift they not knowing my previous experience I didn’t feel comfortable returning them as they were a gift. i only experienced the squelch noise when using small size or smaller using medium resolved the squelch but suffered discomfort. so i ordered a third party set of tips from amazon as a gamble.soulwitt brand not the Comply ones as they wear out in a few months . these Soulwitt versions solved the discomfort and the irritating squelch noise you experience ?? can only put it down too the material of the original tips particularly if you have moisture or persistent ear wax the original smaller tips move around when im eating , talking or yawning etc thats when i had the squelch sound. never had this with airpod pro2 or the third party tips im using now on airpods pro 3 which at times im using 4-6 hours a day without discomfort or squelch
I had the pro 2 and they were great. No complaints there. The popping sound turn to full not loud whinny sound on my pro 3 . I returned them and debating on my next purchase. I don’t want old hardware but the pro3 seems to be glitchy.
 
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