Re:Office noise bothers some people more than others
by kwizzt on Monday November 18, 2019 @05:27PM
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I second this. I can't use over the ear ones because I'm wearing glasses. Then I got Bose qc20 and it's been working great for me so far. I can use it for a couple of hours without any major issue.
The only minor issues is that moist starts to accumulate in the ear after a while, which I guess isn't a big deal.
Re:Office noise bothers some people more than others
by taneq on Monday November 18, 2019 @08:05PM
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I bought some of these for plane flights and I'm always amazed at how much it reduces my stress levels when I wear them somewhere else. I feel far less crowded just walking through a supermarket or sitting on a train while wearing them.
Re:Office noise bothers some people more than others
by tanseydavid on Monday November 18, 2019 @05:17PM
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Noise-cancelling headphones + silicon ear plugs.
Excessive by most standards but I (almost) have to have this when working in an open office.
Re:Office noise bothers some people more than others
by SketchySeaBeast on Monday November 18, 2019 @05:22PM
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Do you get used to the sounds of your own body? Between my low grade tinnitus and breathing it would drive me insane to just hear myself. Or do you have music on?
Also, as other users have pointed out, noise-canceling just counteracts constant noise like machine hums, and the like. It won't do anything about human speech because it 1.v aries constantly and 2. takes place across a large spectrum of sound. Noise-canceling headphones can adapt but it's always going to lag behind speech or other non-constant sounds like ringtones.
The only recourse there is to use noise-canceling + blast music/pink noise/rain sounds, whatever.