Noise Canceling Headphones
 

Ok. These have been recommended to me but I have some questions before I spend the money on them.

1. How well do they block out chatter/regular talking noises? I'm wanting to get them to wear at work and there's a ton of constant chit-chat sounds. I don't like that and want to reduce it.

2. Has anyone tried the Bose earbuds? http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00D42...8&sr=8-25&vs=1 I like the idea of buds much better than regular headphones, and I've no doubt my company would too as they're more subtle but I wonder if they're as effective.

3. Is Bose the best brand? They're obviously well-known but does anyone have another recommendation?

4. Anything else I'm not thinking of that I should know?

Thanks

Have you tried using the yellow foam ear plugs ? They work great for me at reducing the backgound chatter. I can still hear others if I focus on what they are saying and I can even hold a conversation with them in.

I bought them from futureshop and the ones i have work well ,there is a switch on it that blocks out all noise except somepne talking 2 feet from you or touch the switch to hear a little more. It allows handsfree phone calls.
Has made my life better to block out a lot of distracting noise, well worth it.
And of corse good quaility music .
Mine are the bose as well.

Another option..
 

I know you are talking about noise cancelling types but I wanted to share my experience with a cheaper option (solely because it is the only thing I can afford). I got the Sennheiser HD202II headphone for about $23 on Amazon and it does a good job of blocking out some external noise. Put on music, and it is amazing.

It isn't ideal, but it is another route to try if you don't have hundreds of dollars. If it doesn't work for you, it wasn't that much wasted. I hope you find something that works well for you!

It depends what sort of noise and how much noise you're wanting to block out.

Autism spectrum sites usually have good information about different types because of sensory issues.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/geoffrey...ng-headphones/
Noise Cancelling Vs. Noise Isolating Headphones - Forbes

There's also interesting info on this site below about Hyperacusis.
There's a small section there talking about Recruitment too - in the section on Hearing Loss
http://www.entnet.org/content/hypera...veryday-sounds

Thanks for the replies guys. I tried on a pair of the Bose headphones. They worked really well. I'd like to be able to try on a pair oftthe earbuds but I doubt that's going to happen due to sanitation concerns. But it's definitely something to consider. I have to speak with my doctor, although my therapist may be the better route now that I think about it. It's something I'd have to work out with work as well. But now I have an idea.

I have the Bose noise reduction headphones and they are amazing. I would also like to try the earbuds just cause they would be less bulky for travelling. Have you tried to contact the company - they must have a customer service number - to see if the earbuds work just as well?

I use foam earplugs alot ( the concert ones are really good) but my ear canals are very narrow so they are not always comfortable. Just got a pair of musicians earplugs and they allow me to hear conversations clearly while blocking out all the background noise. They are custom made so they don't hurt my ears. They were around 200 dollars.

I tried Bose noise cancelling headphones, and while they were excellent in filtering out the noise, they gave me a headache after about two hours of use.

I'm guessing the headache came from them pressing on my scull.

So I ended up using ear plugs on during flights.

That's a concern I have. I have TMJ to such a degree that laying on the wrong type of pillow gives me a headache. Obviously the ears are not the jaw buy I worry that just the pressure will lead to a headache. I've never really worn that type of headphone before. The buds would be idea, if they would work. But I don't want to spend all that money and have it not work.

Socks,

Do you jaw clench or grind your teeth ? This is often a sleep habit that messes up TMJ and makes head aches worse. There is a procedure where the doctor injects Botox into the jaw muscle to weaken it. It needs to be repeated from time to time but for some, it saves their TMJ.

While considering the Botox treatment, I found a physical therapist who did myofacial release and was able to get my TMJ to settle down but I needed to resolve the jaw clenching to get long term results. My jaw clenching was likely due to an SSRI I was taking. I took gabapentin and it helped reduce the jaw clenching.