Why do in-ear headphones sound much louder when I put the left-labelled one in my right ear and the right-labelled one in my left ear? [more inside]
posted by two or three cars parked under the stars on Oct 9, 2010 - 6 answers

Can anyone recommend me some ear plugs for sleeping? [more inside]
posted by sockpim on Aug 24, 2010 - 19 answers

I am having a bizarre tinnitus (ear ringing) issue. Please help give me ideas on how to solve it. [more inside]
posted by blueplasticfish on Apr 5, 2010 - 16 answers

Are headphones and earphones inherently worse for your ears? In other words, is there a difference between listening to something live or through speakers, and listening to something through headphones or earphones at the same volume, in terms of damage done to your ears? [more inside]
posted by dicetumbler on Apr 3, 2009 - 13 answers

If I'm listening to music predominantly through one ear I get a really intense pain in the opposite ear after about thirty seconds. What's happening? [more inside]
posted by twine42 on Oct 10, 2006 - 3 answers

If sound were to travel closer to, say, the speed of light than the speed of sound, would we still be able to determine its horizontal direction? [more inside]
posted by disillusioned on Apr 10, 2006 - 18 answers