Avid ear-filler Stuart Pritchard wades into the world of wired in-ear headphones and selects today’s most superlative personal sound-makers The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers.

To make your ears pop, try swallowing, yawning, sucking on hard candy, or chewing gum. If that doesn’t work, try the Valsalva maneuver by pinching your nose, closing your mouth, and gently blowing out ...

Ear eczema symptoms include dry, scaly, itchy skin on and around your ear. It can affect your outer ear or inside your ear canal. Treatment can depend on the type and cause of eczema. Some causes ...

Lowering the volume on earbuds or wearing earplugs in noisy environments is known to reduce a person's risk of tinnitus. Now, new research suggests that eating more fruit and fiber or drinking ...

From in-ears to over-ears, closed-back and open-back and noise-cancelling, there are plenty of wired headphones options out there. They’re ideal if you’d rather have the reliable, charge-free, and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Over-ear headphones deliver the most involving and comfortable personal listening experience you ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Everyone loves their earbuds — whether they cost the earth or under $100, they're easily ...

What if you could listen to music or a podcast without headphones or earbuds and without disturbing anyone around you? Or have a private conversation in public without other people hearing you? Our ...

There are some very good reasons for wearing your AirPods or other noise-cancelling devices. Noise infiltrates your consciousness in every aspect of your life. You wake up to the sounds of your ...

Yun Jing receives funding from NSF. Jiaxin Zhong does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has ...

I’ve been managing guides to the best wireless earbuds for over five years, and testing and reviewing earbuds for well over a decade now, so I understand better than most the myriad options out ...

It turns out that the brain does the same thing when damaged hair cells in the ear lead to hearing loss – and this could be causing your tinnitus.