I once found this damage on my headphones on both sides, it is unclear what caused it, and the continued uses causes the damage to expand. I'm seriously concerned as I'm sensitive to such issues. The headphones are less than a year old.
Solution: Glasses have been the problem, read one of the many replies below for more details.
You can buy replacement earpads for most brands of headphones.
Itβs normal wear and tear, itβs in those particular spots because you wear glasses.
The cushions or pads are a wear part and are user replaceable.
do you wear earrings or glasses?
wearing glasses?
Wear, wear, yeah.
Those cushions wear out after a while, you can buy replacements. Make sure to buy the exact same type and thickness or the sound might be much worse.
Can you swap out the padding? If not you made the wrong choice when purchasing the headphones TBH
Putting a piece of tape (perhaps duct tape, or electrical tape) over the holes will probably keep them from unraveling further.
I would have replaced those cushions as soon as I got them. They look really uncomfortable.
Buy ear cup replacements off AliExpress for a few dollars.
You can also put on ear booties to cover the headset.
Pleather/fake leather ear pads do that after continuous use for a long time and it's unfortunately normal. You can change them with new ear pads and if you're lucky, you can find them made by different materials. Be careful, the material of the ear pads actually effects the sound that you will hear from your headphones.
Yup replaced mine a few times. Cheap ones are just as good. I add a dot of double sided tape or glue gun to secure.
i'd see if you can find velour replacement pads. this will reduce the head seal, which will let more sound in and will change the sound signature a little, but it will also last a lot longer for normal day to day use
There's a company that sells "reasonably good" replacement pads for most headphone models, and they include links to tweets and posts of people who bought those pads to prove that they fit properly. I don't remember the name tho
I have glasses and the same problem, I think the glasses chafe against the plastic leather without one noticing until it breaks.
I say go extreme with the repair and then post a pic of it. Use Flex Seal on them! You'll never have to worry about them ever falling apart again!
Obviously joking they'd be solid as a rock
Buy a new pair of cups off Amazon or whatever you prefer, they ought to cost you around $5-10. Yours look like the standard egg shape, so just about any should fit. These cups wear out with regular use, which is why they can be removed easily for replacement.
That's normal wear and tear for over-ear headphones. You should expect for these ear cushions to eventually wear out. They are constantly rubbing against your glasses, earrings, headband, etc. as well as just your ears/head. Unfortunately, they should be considered consumables. Fortunately, as others mention here, there are multiple first-party and third-party replacement pads on the market, so you can replace just the pads as they wear out.
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