How to fix headphones that clamp too tight

If your headphones have a very high clamping force and they are giving you a headache every time you put them on, here's what to do to fix them.

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[nori]

It feels like my skull is being deformed every hour that I wear these headsets

[slmjkdbtl]

alternatively you can adjust the shape of your head

[lachlanbrown]

I don't know why but this video gave me the confidence to say "screw it" and I just bend them with my hands. They feel SO much more comfortable now. Before they made my brain feel like it was going to explode. Thanks for the video man.

[niconico]

dont force them. leave them stretched with the books and use a hair dryer to warm the materials so they expand. no forcing necessary.

[NEKO-mwid]

“This happens more when you have a smaller head”
*Me thinking I just have a big ass head for all my life* 😮

[LaneyEye]

i was almost disappointed with my purchase but bending the metal thing did the trick. now i can enjoy my new headphones! thank you so much

[HahaCalifornia]

I bought my first headphone after 7 years. The newer one has a metal band, and it hurts my ears so much. I thought I'd get my ears get used to the pain but after a month of using the pain, but it didn't. Then I came by this video by accident, I didnot look up or anything, and I tried out your method. Thank you so much, it works wonderfully!

[DevonWayne]

I actually made the sliding clamp longer, so the BOTTOM of my ears fit into the headset. It's actually a lot more comfortable, now that my ear bottoms are inside the circular pocket. The bottoms of my ears are what hurt, so I think that was my issue.

[Yharim.]

i was literally referring to my headphones as a medieval torture device

[WesitoxD]

I can’t believe I didn’t think of using books or something along those lines. U earned a subscriber. I put my headphones on my tower, let’s see if it works lol

[toshal]

I don't understand how you are a small channel. You deserve way more subscribers for the quality of the content you create!

[k-upido]

oh. my. god. THANKS. my headphones have an awesome noise cancel but they were giving me headaches and even causing problems with my jaw. I'M FREE NOW, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH.

[zacharybishop]

I thought this was a myth. But I stretched out my ATH M40X's for 2 days and now they're super cozy. Thank you!

[syl]

Wishing you well, you are great at making digestible content

[sophiawish]

I hope you did make a second video for adding comfort to the ear covers. I need sound isolation but the headset is mashing my brains. Your video has given me hope. I am going to try the books first. Thanks so much!

[MysteriousBeingOfLight]

Having a very small head with big ears AND glasses is like headphone hell. Open backs are the way for me, the DT 700 hurts like hell with that 1.3 lbs clamp force it's horrible

[bell]

Thank you!! The books were so clever it worked like a charm!!!

[voh]

actually a really under-rated video all tips worked well, thanks

[HelloThere.-.]

The only problem I have is that I wear glasses and my headset is too tight on one ear, causing me to have an indent from my glasses

[morgan__o]

pssh, the book fix didn't even take half the day. I was fully expecting to take the predicted ten days you mentioned. thanks a lot for the fix!