which you perfer playing valorant
Headphones are healthier compared to earphones for your ears in long term
in ears are goated for directional audio, objectively better for tac fps over headphones
however dealing with an external mic is a pain, so i will stick to my hyper x cloud IIs ^_^
headphones always, because using in ears can produce Otitis or more cerum, even if you are extremely clean with your hearing aids, it does not prevent it from happening to you. Besides, the ear needs air to be circulating, and at least with headphones, this can happen, although partially, but it is still better than the lack of air circulation caused by in-ears.
So if you want to use in ears it would be at least 2 hours, for long days always headphones. (It is a myth that the headband of the headphones cause hair loss or affect the shape of the head, although the skin yields by prolonged weight adapting, in 10 minutes returns to normal.
Crazy you're getting downvoted for a scientifically correct response. I get that some people prefer IEMs anyway but I hope they understand the risks.
IEMs 100%
So many reasons why they are better. Only issue is that if they don't fit into your ears it can be shitty trying to find right eartips.
in ear are so much better for you. headphones will fuck up your hair and can cause hair loss.
i don't trust that source. there is proven evidence of headphones causing alopecia and hair thinning.