“These chemicals are not just additives; they may be migrating from the headphones into our body”: Research shows nearly all headphones contain chemicals that are dangerous to human health

Close-up of headphones on the table in the broadcasting room at the radio station.

A concerning report has found that headphones – which a huge number of us wear on a daily basis to listen to music – contain chemicals that are potentially hazardous to human health.

Those substances include ones that can cause cancer, neurodevelopmental problems and even the feminisation of males. And it seems that no brand is safe – even market leaders such as Bose, Panasonic, Samsung and Sennheiser’s products were found to contain them.