Kids' Headphones & Volume Limiters

[linearb]

I had my kid in my office 4 hours a day lately because COVID-19 has killed our childcare prospects for the moment. Doing engineering work when she's listening to Elmo learn how to count is... challenging, so I have been looking at headphones for her.

I was happy to see that "volume limited headphones for kids" are very much a thing now -- but most of the ones that I saw, max out at ~90db. Obviously that's better than adult cans with no limits on them which could go much higher, but 90db is still obnoxious and given my history of hearing issues I am not taking chances with kiddo, so I am going to install additional software on the PC to further limit the actual output level the PC can make (https://sourceforge.net/projects/volumelimiter/)

I was just wondering if anyone else had dealt with this. Kiddo is actually super noise sensitive so I am not that worried about them wanting to crank the volume.

 

[weab00]

I had my kid in my office 4 hours a day lately because COVID-19 has killed our childcare prospects for the moment. Doing engineering work when she's listening to Elmo learn how to count is... challenging, so I have been looking at headphones for her.

I was happy to see that "volume limited headphones for kids" are very much a thing now -- but most of the ones that I saw, max out at ~90db. Obviously that's better than adult cans with no limits on them which could go much higher, but 90db is still obnoxious and given my history of hearing issues I am not taking chances with kiddo, so I am going to install additional software on the PC to further limit the actual output level the PC can make (https://sourceforge.net/projects/volumelimiter/)

I was just wondering if anyone else had dealt with this. Kiddo is actually super noise sensitive so I am not that worried about them wanting to crank the volume.

Good for you, wish my parents had done the same.

 

[linearb]

Good for you, wish my parents had done the same.

one of the earliest pictures of me has me on my mother's back while she's mowing, with nary an earplug in sight.

If that's a contributing factor to my issues I think it's a small one; history of severe ear infections, and some other more significant stuff -- but, there's some irony to that picture, anyway.

 

[GregCA]

I had my kid in my office 4 hours a day lately because COVID-19 has killed our childcare prospects for the moment. Doing engineering work when she's listening to Elmo learn how to count is... challenging, so I have been looking at headphones for her.

I was happy to see that "volume limited headphones for kids" are very much a thing now -- but most of the ones that I saw, max out at ~90db. Obviously that's better than adult cans with no limits on them which could go much higher, but 90db is still obnoxious and given my history of hearing issues I am not taking chances with kiddo, so I am going to install additional software on the PC to further limit the actual output level the PC can make (https://sourceforge.net/projects/volumelimiter/)

I was just wondering if anyone else had dealt with this. Kiddo is actually super noise sensitive so I am not that worried about them wanting to crank the volume.

Got a pair of BT volume limiting headphones for my daughter, and I always start playing with headphones away from me, then bring them over my head slowly to check the volume. Then I give them to my daughter.

This has saved me (or my daughter) from paying the price of a bug that resets the volume (too high?) when the headphones complete their pairing process.

 

[Ken219]

Got a pair of BT volume limiting headphones for my daughter, and I always start playing with headphones away from me, then bring them over my head slowly to check the volume. Then I give them to my daughter.

This has saved me (or my daughter) from paying the price of a bug that resets the volume (too high?) when the headphones complete their pairing process.

3M intentionally manufactured defected ear plugs and cause many people hearing loss.

If it wasn't for a whistleblower 3M would still be selling the military defective earplugs!

How do they still have billions in military contracts?

 

[kamil1364]

Seriously you are a great parent. Wish mine told me about the 85 dB rule.

 

[aura]

@linearb, such a good idea with the volume limiter! Is this an app that works on the smartphone as well?

I give my little girl a pair of earplugs whenever we're attending an event with loud music. I hope she's making a habit of using them!

 

[Damocles]

I'm reporting all of you to @Michael Leigh.