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@Michael Leigh, question, what is the evidence for low volume noise-cancelling headphones causing issues? If the volume is low, and given an equal safe dB level coming from a speaker vs a headphone, what would be the harm to the auditory system? Or are you just referring to possible exacerbation...

I use a combination of earplugs, active noise cancelling headphones like Bose QC-15, and standard earplug headphones. You won't get good sound quality with this combination but it's good enough for movies and podcasts on an air flight. I first insert foam earplugs, then cover my ears with the...

@Simon85, thank you for the reply!

There would be no danger of them harming you, but they wouldn't be very effective. There are two types of noise cancelling - active and passive. NC headphones provide only active noise cancelling. 3M's Peltor X5A muffs (that I recommend that you get) provide passive noise cancelling. If you...

Thanks. So do you listen to music with these as they do the canceling? Totally unfamiliar with them.

Nope, it was the headphones with noise cancellation. I could listen to music with the noise cancellation off and my tinnitus was unaffected (low volume setting each time). You can always buy a pair and give it a go; nothing to lose but a bit of cash and exacerbated tinnitus.

...and feedback is at high frequency- the exact situations where these noise canceling headphones are at their weakest. "Even the best noise cancelling headphones can’t work magic. Low frequency noise, like the airplane example above, are where noise cancelling headphones shine. Low, steady...

Does it reduce the sound more than Peltor earmuffs?

Hey folks! I'm asking if AirPods Pro are safer to use for non-noise-induced tinnitus as they have noise-cancelling capabilities, and I also have the settings on my phone to not go any higher than 75 dB with headphones in. I'm new to tinnitus, it's been about 5 months. As far as I know, it's not...

Yes, so the earbuds had a noise cancelling setting, which just is basic white noise that drowns out sounds around you. And then I had downloaded a pink noise mp3 to my phone and would play it to listen through them. I'd use them separately. They were Bose Quiet Control Wireless Headphones. So...

My question is about "noise cancelling" ear muffs. I'm looking to invest in a pair of good quality ear muffs, now that I've learned they are better than noise cancelling headphones. I've noticed some of them are described as noise cancelling ear muffs. Does that mean they have similar...

@Bimmerboy, what model of noise-cancelling headphones do you use?

Yes that's what I meant. I just used white noise as a layman's term, wasn't sure what else to describe it as since that's what it sounded like. Sorry, I don't know much about this stuff. Either way, I still got worse. I used the noise cancellation setting for going outside and being around loud...

Same here. However, I just talked to a very intelligent and understanding ENT and he said noise cancelling is good for low frequencies that arent changing like road noise or like in an airplane but he explained it to me, and he very well may be right, now that I think about it, that noise...

Do you know which Bose headphones you have? It’s just they range between £190 - £400?

Planes can be very loud. I use noise cancelling headphones, and they seem to do the trick.

Thank you so much, Greg. I really appreciate you sharing this, and I’m sorry for the late response. Which noise cancelling headphones do you use? Thank you. Hi Badger, thank you very much for replying and for your kind words. They honestly made me cry. I’ve been so distressed and anxious...

...using any headphones ever again, even at low volume. I also saw a number of threads where people state that it seems to them that noise cancelling headphones had worsened their T. Check out the original post as well as all of the replies on...

...sounds but will aggravate low pitched sounds that are transferred by bone conduction (so it makes low pitched sounds louder). I use noise cancelling headphones, they're far, far better with low pitched sounds and still very good for high pitched sounds. I also use small earplugs behind the...

Interesting! Thanks for posting. I've been debating with myself whether noise cancelling ear phones are enough protection. I've been taking earplugs but I also hate being stuck occluded with my tinnitus for long hauls.

Both. If you don't play anything in them, they're just noise cancellers. If you decide to play something in them, then you won't have to crank up the volume to compete with external sound, since the noise-cancelling-circuit "removes" that external sound for you, so it's also better for your ears...

The tones are designed to cancel out the incoming sounds. As a result, the user doesn't hear any tones. Bose noise cancelling headphones (and probably most other active noise cancelling headphones) are tailor-made to cancel out the hum of the airplane (and a car on a highway). I recommend...

It is still pretty loud when you wear earplugs alone. Bose 25 noise cancelling headphones over earplugs ought to work well. You don't want to wear active noise cancelling headphones/buds, as some people had reported getting tinnitus after doing so. Bose 25 work great at cancelling noise of a...

Hello everyone, I have a long history of ear issues (otitis and traumatic otoplasty during childhood, things like that). I started to feel pain overusing the old Nokia 3100 (2003). After that, I could never touch a cell phone to my ears. Then, I had episodes of hyperacusis during a period of...

I had suspected that could have had some effect which is why I now only wear noise-cancelling headphones when I have earplugs on, for short road trips and such. Plus I don't wear the noise-cancelling headphones for more than 30 minutes per week. Yet my tinnitus won't stop worsening, so that's...

I remember hearing my heartbeat loudly with my >30db noise-cancelling headphones. Now I barely hear it below the cacophony.

It was a couple of years ago I tried the Bose ones out but IIRC, Bose was the leading brand back then when it came to noise cancellation. I don't know about specific models but I'm sure there are lots of reviews and rank lists out there for noise-cancelling headphones that are currently on the...

Have read through the posts and wearing earplugs seems not to be wise but noise cancelling headphones maybe of benefit. Would like to hear from those who have tried noise cancelling headphones for drill work. I may try it out using electronic toothbrush.

I fly a lot.. I have bose noise cancelling headphones. Make sure you have ear plugs and or muffs or any noise cancelling headphones and you should be ok. I have used noise meter app on many flights and they all show 75 db.

Noise-cancelling headphones are great for reducing the low hum whilst in flight. You may want to pack earmuffs as well for the takeoff and landing. I've flown several times with tinnitus and only once had a slight spike for a few days after taking an indirect flight with two changes along the...

So this acoustic trauma happened over a year ago and your spike is still subsiding? That gives me some hope as I'm 2.5 months into a spike and I haven't seen any improvement.

The tinnitus I experience is generally not reactive, although can be on bad days. I have successfully used noise-cancelling headphones. This really reduces the sound of the jet engines to a very large degree. Mine charge via USB. In addition, you can pipe in an ocean sound or something very...

I've never had a problem. I wear noise cancelling headphones for comfort, and listen to some nice distracting noises from my sleep pillow smartphone app to mask my T, which is more noticeable due to the noise cancelling headphones. Basically substituting one noise for another lol.

...on a mobile phone but I find that 50db+ aggregates my tinnitus and so I need to suppress the sound levels. I have investigated noise cancelling headphones and in general they do reduce the sound significantly. The ones I have are Samsung LEVEL ANC. I reckon they give me about 30db reduction...

...being in a car, but for now there is no reason to force yourself to do it. Having said all of the above, some people swear that noise cancelling headphones had caused their tinnitus. This is why I always wear earplugs underneath my headphones. The idea is to protect myself from the...

You may be thinking of "passive noise cancelling" (which is basically good old dampening). The "active noise cancelling" headphones (like the ones discussed in this thread) do actually cancel the sound wave through destructive interference.

The function of the earplugs is to protect one from the noise cancelling headphones. Even the best earplugs's (3m's 1100 plugs) noise reduction can't be compared to that of Bose 25 noise cancelling headphones.

Hey there, I saw your post about noise cancelling headphones in this thread: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/can-noise-cancelling-headphones-make-tinnitus-worse.1986/page-2 I was curious if you still feel that these have a negative impact on your tinnitus.

I don't own any noise cancelling headphones, but I have a ton of plugs though!

Hi @twa, I use the Sony WH-1000XM4 noise-cancelling headphones. No earplugs underneath. I just carry the musician's earplugs just in case, but very rarely use them.

Please click on the link below that gives information on how passive and active noise cancelling headphones work. Since you have "noise induced" tinnitus, I strongly advise you not to use NC headphones to listen to audio or any other type of headphone even at low volume, as there is a risk of...

...N/C headphones that offers reliable, simple but effective noise reduction only, without the high price tag? I do not want to use them for music, I only care about the noise cancelling part. Has anybody used the Cowin SE7 Active Noise Cancelling Headphones, which are a best seller online? Thanks.

...and they cover your whole ear well so there’s no gap behind your ear.., unless you got really big ears :D I wouldn’t use the noise cancelling function though.., and your not getting any protection from that. I’ve seen tests of cheap over the ear headphones and they take a big chunk of high...

A better solution would be to buy open-back headphones for reading. Why do you want noise-cancelling?

I highly recommend the Bose noise cancelling headphones for flying. They'll cut out the engine/drone noise while letting you listen to music or watch shows at low volume, if you chose to play content.

Hi @Tara Lyons, just to be sure, you ordered noise reducing earplugs not noise cancelling headphones right?

I remember when my tinnitus first became bad (which was a cakewalk compared to what I have going on now), I tried using my Bose noise-cancelling headphones for meetings and it just made my tinnitus feel so terrible every time. Noise-cancelling definitely messes with your brain. Many people...

I would bring that, in case the noise cancelling headphones stop working. It would not be easy (although not impossible) to wear Peltor muffs for 15 hours straight. They are not nearly as comfortable as the noise cancelling headphones.

I don't use noise cancelling or any other type of headphones. Afraid of occlusion effect, plus headphones or earplugs/earmuffs don't protect against bone conducting vibrations anyhow. If I put on earmuffs and I drive in a car for 1 minute, my tinnitus is 5x louder. There's the proof that it's...

Hi everyone, Has anyone tried noise-cancelling earbuds (Apple or Samsung) while driving? I can get by without earplugs for short drives up to about 1 hour, but I find on longer drives, or multiple drives per day, that the road and engine noise make my tinnitus worse (I have reactive tinnitus)...

I would probably opt for earmuffs instead of noise cancelling headphones if additional protection was required. I don't know much about T + flying, though, since it's a situation I haven't had to deal with yet.

You can try to use Bose 25 noise-cancelling headphones + plugs. Noise-cancelling headphones have been implicated in people's tinnitus getting louder, so the plugs are there to protect you from NC headphones. You should be able to listen to the radio, as NC headphones ought to cut the low...

I have had two pairs of noise cancelling headphones that were great for continuous loud sound, airplane engines for example, but allowed in other sounds, even people talking. Just wanted to give you a heads up in your search. Best of luck with it. Maybe there are headphones capable of cancelling...

Yeah, I thought about wearing earplugs under the headphones. It would be much safer. The problem is that I no longer feel comfortable when I'm using earplugs. I have ear pain and my tinnitus gets worse.

This is completely wrong. Noice cancelling cancels out soundwaves from the jet engine to a great extent, and I experienced a huge difference when I flied here using noice cancelling and when I turned off noice cancelling. I sat on the plane and turned it on and off frequently as I am also...

Yeah, the noise cancelling feature reduces the engine sound A LOT. The headphones only don't block the sound like Peltor earmuffs.

Where did you read that? Amazon shows a very solid rating, with a pretty solid distribution. I have the previous generation and am very happy about it.