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Noise Cancelling Headphones

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Got myself a pair of these and trying them out for the first time (just in my flat). No noise from the outside world, no rattling of radiators or boilers ticking over. Have a strangely calm sensation in my head which is hard to describe. 


Only uncovered what I strongly believe to be autism just over a week ago with my therapist, but I’m collecting more and more data every day that supports the discovery. Completely blindsided me if I’m honest but my response has been mostly positive so far.

There is definitely a little bit of grief behind it, but for the first time in my life the noise in my head and the tension in my body has been turned right down. I said to my therapist yesterday it’s like someone has handed me the instruction manual to my brain. Still lots of stuff to figure out but it’s a huge relief to finally have some answers after all these years.

Anyway, excuse my little tangent. The noise cancelling headphones are a good purchase it seems!

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  • Can I ask if you use headphones and wear glasses? (If it's not too rude to ask?)

    My headset I use for work was very uncomfortable for ages as it pushed on my glasses on the sides with extended wear,  but now it's old and loose enough to not hurt after a few hours.

    I did buy Loops(earbuds) for this reason, as I'm wary headphones might be sore after a while, especially if noise cancelling as I imagine they should be tight then? It's the kind of thing that is hard to tell straight away when just trying them out.

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    I do wear bose with glasses but after a while it does get uncomfortable. I then switch to loops for a bit and when it hurts inside my ears is time to go back to the bose. Lol. 

    It's a constant flipping of things and always a little discomfort until I finally get time of real quiet free of things to cover noise. 

    My ears are constantly sore for too much use of loops and I found that a great relief is to put a bit of coconut oil in my ears to recover

    I think too much use of plugs is not good, we need to balance 

  • in reply to Prisilly

    Thanks, that is good to know how others experience it. Yeah, I got some sleep loops but only wear them when I'm having an issue (loud winds or husband snoring) as my ears can get sore with too much use of them.

    I wasn't sure if it would be worth having both, but being able to switch to what is comfortable is a good suggestion! (plus the tip on the coconut oil).

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Thanks  , he hasn't been to the GP as he isn't currently too bad -it's mainly if he's on his back and he's ill or had a cider -he doesn't drink much, only occasionally when socialising (online). When he does, I don't hesitate to nudge him over on his side and it stops. I'll make him see the doc if it gets worse though!

    The other side is him staying up late if I've gone to bed, as I'm such a light sleeper he was always waking me up. This is when earplugs are really handy, as I can wear them and he doesn't wake me up!

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    Has your husband tried snore strips? Or even been to the GP, snoring can be due to all sorts of things, allergies, problems with the nasal passages, being overweight or the wrong sleeping position.

    Snoring is one of the reasons I sleep alone, I can't stand it and have to either move to another room before I do something drastic like smother them with thier own pillow

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  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    Has your husband tried snore strips? Or even been to the GP, snoring can be due to all sorts of things, allergies, problems with the nasal passages, being overweight or the wrong sleeping position.

    Snoring is one of the reasons I sleep alone, I can't stand it and have to either move to another room before I do something drastic like smother them with thier own pillow

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Thanks  , he hasn't been to the GP as he isn't currently too bad -it's mainly if he's on his back and he's ill or had a cider -he doesn't drink much, only occasionally when socialising (online). When he does, I don't hesitate to nudge him over on his side and it stops. I'll make him see the doc if it gets worse though!

    The other side is him staying up late if I've gone to bed, as I'm such a light sleeper he was always waking me up. This is when earplugs are really handy, as I can wear them and he doesn't wake me up!