<p>After a specially intense workout (biking, running...), listening to music with headphones, I hear the music pitch has dropped slightly. What I find odd is that not all parts of the sound are detuned, just the low frequencies.</p>

<p>It happens to me every time I push the workout a bit harder than normal. I can hear the bass out of tune with the rest of the instruments. After a couple of minutes of rest, my hearing is back to normal.</p>

<p>What could be causing this effect? </p>

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Hi hso, welcome to stack exchange.  Could you possibly edit your question to be less anecdotal and apply more general to human cognition and neuroscience?  I will answer anecdotally in my next comment.
Keegan Keplinger
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This might be an effect of sound-conducting fluids in the ear canal.
BenCole
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Why low audio frequencies seem to detune after an intense workout?
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# Why low audio frequencies seem to detune after an intense workout?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-05-08)

After a specially intense workout (biking, running...), listening to music with headphones, I hear the music pitch has dropped slightly. What I find odd is that not all parts of the sound are detuned, just the low frequencies.

It happens to me every time I push the workout a bit harder than normal. I can hear the bass out of tune with the rest of the instruments. After a couple of minutes of rest, my hearing is back to normal.

What could be causing this effect?

**Tags:** neuroscience, hearing

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Hi username_0, welcome to stack exchange.  Could you possibly edit your question to be less anecdotal and apply more general to human cognition and neuroscience?  I will answer anecdotally in my next comment.  
> **username_2**: This might be an effect of sound-conducting fluids in the ear canal.  

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