I don't believe the danger is in listening too long but in listening too loud. I have some hearing loss and mild tinnitus and was a little reluctant to get in-the-canal phones. An audiologist and my otolaryngologist each advised that...
Like swalker, after about 6 months of use, I had to replace one of the drivers of my 4Ps and I could detect no difference between the old and new.
I did notice a marked improvement in the sound after about 3 months that I'm inclined...
I was advised by an ontalaryngologist, and an audiologist from Etymotics that there is nothing intrinsically dangerous with in-the-canal phones. (I have tinnitus and hearing loss in one ear and was concerned about exacerbating the...
It took nearly a year, but I too succumbed to the Etymotic's siren song and bought the ER-4Ps (I'd been happily using Sony's 7506s, nice cans in their own right).
The occusion and the neutral quality of the ER-4Ps sound took some...
