Anyone else get under-ear/jaw/parotid gland discomfort/pain with over-ear headphones?

[OcelotDelta]

Most over-ear headphones give me really bad discomfort in this area. i would describe it as the spot where the jaw meets the ear. Some people say its because there are a lot of nerves there. some people say it presses on the Parotid gland in that area which produces saliva. Different headphones give me this at varying levels. i own 4 pairs of over ear headphones and they all do this to some extent. the ones with firmer foam or overall smaller size/more clamp give it more obviously. I know it's not normal as i know people wear these popular headphones for hours a day with no issues. But for me i guess im so sensitive that wearing them even for 1 hour or 30 minutes will give me the sensation for half a day.

Bose QC-35II, AKG K702, Astro A40 TR gen 2, and now my latest headphone, Slate VSX is the worst offender. It has very thick pads that are angled/have a sharp corner drop off. not curved. thousands of people use them for hours a day its a very popular headphone. and its small overall for me. I will have soreness in this area even after using them for 10 minutes. if i use them for 30 or 60 minutes, the soreness will last hours.

anyway, i guess im just venting and seeing if im the only one? I am a professional audio engineer/producer and i use headphones a lot so this issue has been such a burden for many years.

[jonljacobi]

Don't have them on long enough to experience anything like that. My particular beef is shallow cups where my ear hits the speaker grill

Marshall (Zound), makes a very good pair of on-ears. That would take pressure off that area. The human body isn't really designed for repetitive anything so mixing it up (no pun intended), might help.