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A million time this. Ear damage accumulates over time. I am sure that excessive headphone usage at work will be number one reason of hearing loss in a few years

A million time this. Ear damage accumulates over time. I am sure that excessive headphone usage at work will be number one reason of hearing loss in a few years. Unless we turn things around.

daemoncoder 10y ago
One doesn't actually have to listen to anything through the headphones. I've used noise cancelling without music in the past. I also have a set of earbud rubber thingies that have been stoppered with hot glue and a short piece of hollow lolly stick. Those fit better (don't feel itchy after long periods) and provide more isolation than the squishy yellow ear protectors.
- Arizhel 10y ago
  Nose canceling headphones don't work for blocking conversations.
  - chinathrow 10y ago
    Not all, but some achieve very nice results. E.g. Bose Quiet Comfort 20 are indeed good also for blocking more quiet conversations. https://www.amazon.com/Bose-QuietComfort-Acoustic-Cancelling-Headphones/dp/B00X9KV0HU https://www.amazon.com/Bose-QuietComfort-Acoustic-Cancelling...
    - Arizhel 10y ago
      The only way NC headphones block conversations is because they are also acoustically isolating. That is, they would block conversations even with the NC feature turned off. The headphones you link to look like this: they're basically earplugs with headphones built in. Earplugs block conversations because they physically block sound waves from entering your ears. The same principle works with the big over-the-ear cans. It's not the NC feature that's helping, it's the fact that the headphones themselves are isolating your ears from the outside world.
      - chinathrow 10y ago
        I own them so I can assure that having them plugged in without NC does not block conversation voices. Turn them on and they are gone or way quieter. Edit due to downrate: I own or owned multiple over ear medium size NC models and the mentioned in'ear ones win by large.
        Arizhel 10y ago
        Hmm, interesting. I wonder if it's because they fit in the ear, rather than sitting outside like more traditional headphones. This would allow them to cancel noise at higher frequencies since the driver-to-eardrum distance is smaller. Have you used other, more traditional can-type NC headphones? Can you compare?
        chinathrow 10y ago
        I edited my previous comment to address your questions.
        kdamken 10y ago
        Agreed - there's a big difference between having it on and off.
hx87 10y ago
How loud do people turn their headphones at work?
- chinathrow 10y ago
  That depends obviously, go ask araound. I would say some louder, some less.

A million time this. Ear damage accumulates over time. I am sure that excessive headphone usage at work will be number one reason of hearing loss in a few years. Unless we turn things around.

daemoncoder 10y ago

One doesn't actually have to listen to anything through the headphones. I've used noise cancelling without music in the past. I also have a set of earbud rubber thingies that have been stoppered with hot glue and a short piece of hollow lolly stick. Those fit better (don't feel itchy after long periods) and provide more isolation than the squishy yellow ear protectors.

Arizhel 10y ago
Nose canceling headphones don't work for blocking conversations.
- chinathrow 10y ago
  Not all, but some achieve very nice results. E.g. Bose Quiet Comfort 20 are indeed good also for blocking more quiet conversations. https://www.amazon.com/Bose-QuietComfort-Acoustic-Cancelling-Headphones/dp/B00X9KV0HU https://www.amazon.com/Bose-QuietComfort-Acoustic-Cancelling...
  - Arizhel 10y ago
    The only way NC headphones block conversations is because they are also acoustically isolating. That is, they would block conversations even with the NC feature turned off. The headphones you link to look like this: they're basically earplugs with headphones built in. Earplugs block conversations because they physically block sound waves from entering your ears. The same principle works with the big over-the-ear cans. It's not the NC feature that's helping, it's the fact that the headphones themselves are isolating your ears from the outside world.
    - chinathrow 10y ago
      I own them so I can assure that having them plugged in without NC does not block conversation voices. Turn them on and they are gone or way quieter. Edit due to downrate: I own or owned multiple over ear medium size NC models and the mentioned in'ear ones win by large.
      - Arizhel 10y ago
        Hmm, interesting. I wonder if it's because they fit in the ear, rather than sitting outside like more traditional headphones. This would allow them to cancel noise at higher frequencies since the driver-to-eardrum distance is smaller. Have you used other, more traditional can-type NC headphones? Can you compare?
        chinathrow 10y ago
        I edited my previous comment to address your questions.
      - kdamken 10y ago
        Agreed - there's a big difference between having it on and off.

hx87 10y ago

How loud do people turn their headphones at work?

chinathrow 10y ago
That depends obviously, go ask araound. I would say some louder, some less.