Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi, my son says the classroom is too noisy but he refuses to wear ear defenders or earplugs as he says they don’t work. I’m finding it difficult to try and help him with this situation if he won’t wear them. Anyone else had this issue?
Tbh I use a high reduction pair of industrial ear defenders, it will only let through a quieter version of if someone is screaming their lungs out at me, any regular or quiet talk to me and I don't hear so I have to forewarn people if they want my attention to tell me something wave their hand in front of my face and I'll take them off to talk and put them back on afterwards. It's not the end of all communication it just shifts it into specific focused periods of time.
It may be less expensive to see if the school can add fabric to the ceiling and curtains. Even a rug. Other acoustic treatment can help but this can be a big part of the problem. We’re up against physics.
I’m way older but with a lifetime of issues around sound. Ear plugs don’t work for me at all, but not be a they don’t work but because a. they accentuate my tinnitus, and b. I detest their sensation in my ears, a really uncomfortable sort of pressure.
The good thing about Apple you can track them. It has GPS. Last year I was riding my bike and they fell out of my pocket. I didn’t realise until I got home that I did not have them with me. I was able to find them with the built in tech to track it. If there is no power left in the AirPods or any other Apple device it shows you where it was last active on a map.
I think he would love a pair of these but I’m just worried that he would lose them on the first day. He’s not very organised.
I can always ask. If it gets him to school I’m happy to suggest anything at this point
Expensive thought but AirPods Pro? It has noise cancellation and would make him look cool at school having them probably. I use them myself every day. Apple has just released its latest generation with double improved noise cancellation too.
HI, I'm not sure if this would be appropriate in a clasroom situation but I used ear defenders with a built in radio while at work. Noise cancelling ear defender are also available.
The teachers tried him with ear defenders and the ear plugs and he said they didn’t work. I said you still have to be able to hear the teachers. Think he would like total silence to be honest. I didn’t realise they were all different so need to have a look at some that cancel out quiet a bit of noise.
Is what he's looking for noise reduction or actual silence?Also something that might be helpful to point out is that ear defenders vary on the decibel (db) reduction, some cut out more sound than others.If you buy them online you have to read the description on what the reduction level you can expect from a certain product is.