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I have just experienced this, as well. Just in October, I was putting my AirPods 1st Gen in my ears and before I pressed play and while they paired automatically to the new iPhone 11 Pro, a loud sound came out of the Left side more than the right and caused hearing lose and initiated Tinnitus that has yet to end. I am now dealing with ringing so bad that I have to play white noise through speakers to allow me to go to sleep. This is not good, at all.

I've also started experiencing tinnitus and I believe it's the result of using Airpods Pro paired with my iPhone 11 Pro. I mostly use my Airpods Pro in noise cancellation mode. While the noise cancellation feature does a decent job of blocking out ambient noise, I'm concerned that it may actually be damaging my hearing in some way, even though I'm careful to keep audio volume low.

I got the Airpods Pro right at launch and very quickly noticed a lingering, high pitched ringing in my ears as well. I stopped using them for over a month and the ringing still persists.

I was not listening at loud volumes, but I was using them a lot every day. Mostly podcasts and YouTube videos in Transparency mode.

Look JimmyCMPIT, no doctor is going to be able to pinpoint the exact cause of someone's tinnitus. I saw my general physician, I saw an ENT specialist, and there is nothing to be done but be careful on my ears and hope it clears up on its own.

All we are doing is sharing our own individual experiences using the Airpods Pro, which for me happened to EXACTLY coincide with the onset of tinnitus. I was not listening to them at loud volumes, I use ear plugs at concerts and am cautious about my hearing. I can't see any logical reason why the Airpods SHOULD cause tinnitus at low listening volume but that is my experience. It's been 1.5 months since I used the Airpods and the ringing still persists.

I'm happy for you that you havent had the same experience.

I've owned Apple AirPod Pro's for about a year now. I primarily use them for work conference calls (3 - 4 hours every day). I also listen to music sometimes (classical or movie soundtracks), but not at high levels. About a month ago, I developed tinnitus in both ears. I have a very high pitch ringing sound in my right ear, which varies in intensity and a lower pitch varied ringing in both my ears. I've been to my primary care provider, an ENT and had my hearing tested. My ears and hearing are perfectly normal, except for the tinnitus. At its worst, I couldn't sleep for four days. It was horrible. So I stopped using the AirPod Pro's all together for several weeks and my tinnitus significantly improved, but it hasn't gone away entirely. In particular, the varied ringing I hear in both ears almost completely went away (it drastically reduced in volume) and the very high pitch ring in my right ear seemed to come and go. I had days where it was gone entirely. With things improving, I recently started using the AirPod Pro's again for work conference calls (2 - 3 hours per day). My tinnitus is now back again, just as it originally started. I'm not looking for medical advice, but I wanted to share my experience since others are having similar issues. For me, it's not hearing loss induced tinnitus since my hearing is perfectly normal. In my opinion, there does seem to be a correlation between wearing the AirPod Pro's and increased tinnitus symptoms. Since everything has been checked out by doctors and audiologists, I do think the AirPods Pro's either caused or majorly contributed to the ringing I'm currently experiencing in my ears. I do think perhaps it's something with their ANC technology. I love Apple products, but I won't be wearing the AirPod Pro's anymore. I do hope at some point Apple addresses this issue since there are a number of people reporting same or similar problems. For those suffering from tinnitus, there are some great tracks on YouTube that really help mask the ringing sound. I'm happy to share the ones that I've found helpful. Best of luck!