I own two pairs of AirPods Pro 2 with active noise canceling. It works amazing. Two pairs because each pair lasts 6 hours, and I swap them every 6 hours while t

I own two pairs of AirPods Pro 2 with active noise canceling. It works amazing. Two pairs because each pair lasts 6 hours, and I swap them every 6 hours while the other pair is charging in the case. This gets me through a 10 hour work day with no wait time between swaps. (the cheaper option is earplugs, but earplugs aren't always comfortable and there's the problem with occlusion, i.e. hearing the sound of your own breathing amplified, which can be a problem of its own). AirPods Pro 2 don't have the occlusion problem. Over ear ANCs like Bose QCs have longer battery lives but are less comfortable to wear -- I can't do 10 hours on them, whereas which Airpods I can. At home, most noise comes through the windows. When I was living in Chicago, I had triple glazed windows because of the winters which had a dual function of blocking noise, and even though I lived right next two train tracks, I didn't hear a thing. Now I live in Seattle and only have double glazed windows, and all kinds of noises seep through. There are a few solutions from expensive to cheap (they're on my to-do list, I haven't pursued any of them yet) https://soundproofliving.com/soundproofing-windows/ https://soundproofliving.com/soundproofing-windows/ You can get heavy curtains, or install a soundproofing insert (very expensive, but if you're handy apparently you can DIY). Problem is you also block out all sunlight. The best option is replacing your windows but this is either expensive (if you own the place) or not permissible (if you're renting). I tried Loop Earplugs, but there's so much occlusion that it is too distracting, but YMMV. https://us.loopearplugs.com/ https://us.loopearplugs.com/ At the end of the day, two pairs of AirPods Pro 2 playing brown noise is still the best solution I've found (more portable than Bose QCs, and interops well with my Apple ecosystem, decent ANC)