Active Noise-Cancelling Earplugs

Whilst continuing my search for ways to decrease the noise I hear in today's (selfish) society, I came across QuietOn active noise-cancelling earplugs (https://quieton.com/). Does anyone on the forum own a pair? If so, please post a review in reply to this posting.

I know Bose are working on a pair of 'sleepbuds' (https://www.bose.com/en_us/better_with_bose/better_sleep.html) which take a different approach to QuietOn and are aimed at giving users better sleep. Unfortunately, the 'sleepbuds' will not be available until later this year.

I have a pair of Bose noise-cancelling headphones for indoor use and a set of 3M Peltor X5A ear defenders for general use, however, I cannot easily sleep in either.

I like active noise-cancelling because it produces a quieter environment than passive options, although I am also looking at a passive options (e.g. wax earplugs) for general use and for sleeping.

Any related comments will be much appreciated. Thank you.

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  • IN fact I was so interested in these that I just emailed them, to ask them if they have had any feedback from autistic users, and whether they are effective in reducing sensory overload. When I get a reply, I'll post again to let you know what they say!

  • Thank you. I feel rather stupid for overlooking contacting the company!

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  • Yes, it is very exhausting.

    Thank you so much for trying to help!

  • I was told this is something called "hypervigilance", when you end up trying to give every little sound your attention and you just can't stop it. It is exhausting, isn't it? The problem I found is that it is a vicious circle as well: too much noise = brain trying to process everything = extremely tired and suffering from anxiety ..... then anxiety = even greater sensory sensitivity = even more hypervigilance = even more anxiety ..... AAARRGGHHHH .... then heading towards a meltdown!!

    I would recommend the noise cancelling headphones as it pushes the noise more into the background and you may find you can stop your brain from trying to process all of it at once. This works for me. It's not perfect and I am still far from "normal" when it comes to sensory sensitivities, but it does stop it escalating to a point where I get overwhelmed. It's more of a background annoyance with the earphones in.

  • Thank you!

    This is one of my issues - I always try to process every sound I hear.

    This really distracts me and I cannot focus with noises in the background.

    Ear defenders help me. I often wish I could be in complete silence.

  • The active noise cancelling earphones do help with the people chatting away (loudly). You can still hear them, but for people like us who just can't stop our brains from trying to process all the nonsense they hear, they do help because you can't make out enough of what the person's saying, so your brain might be able to ignore it better (mine does anyway). It's like it pushes it into the realms of "not worth trying" as far as my brain is concerned!

  • That is a bit of a problem for me, as my two biggest problems are : 1) loads of people all yammering on at one on the train and if I can hear them, I cannot stop my brain from trying to process 30 conversations at once, which is exhausting (and frustrating, because it can't do it but I can't make it stop trying!!) and 2) distraction in an open plan office due to people nattering on with voices that "carry" rather a lot and other people's loud phone conversations.

    I have got exactly the same problems.

    1) loads of people all yammering on at one on the train and if I can hear them, I cannot stop my brain from trying to process 30 conversations at once, which is exhausting (and frustrating, because it can't do it but I can't make it stop trying!!) and 2) distraction in an open plan office due to people nattering on with voices that "carry" rather a lot and other people's loud phone conversations.

  • I don't I'm afraid. I've got long hair with a tendency to tangle and can't abide anything over my head (headphones or headset) as it always seems to get knotted up in my hair! 

    The chap next to me on a plane did once hand me his Bose over-ear headphones to try (not plugged in, but with noise cancelling turned on) and I have to say they were very effective. I was quite amazed by how much noise they blocked out. I would guess that over-ears probably work better, if you can stand them!

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  • I don't I'm afraid. I've got long hair with a tendency to tangle and can't abide anything over my head (headphones or headset) as it always seems to get knotted up in my hair! 

    The chap next to me on a plane did once hand me his Bose over-ear headphones to try (not plugged in, but with noise cancelling turned on) and I have to say they were very effective. I was quite amazed by how much noise they blocked out. I would guess that over-ears probably work better, if you can stand them!

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