Re:Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart (2021)
by hiptobecubic on Sunday April 10, 2022 @10:27PM
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I hope you aren't running with ear plugs and noise cancelling headphones or have some dedicated safe place to run.
Re:Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart (2021)
by mechanical_bear on Sunday April 10, 2022 @11:16PM
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Keep it to a reasonable volume, keep your head on a swivel, wear your PT belt and you’ll be fine. Deaf and hard of hearing folks aren’t getting mowed down in droves.
Re:Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart (2021)
by Swizec on Sunday April 10, 2022 @11:05PM
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I’ve tested and thanks to the low volume I can hear more than I did with normal earbuds. Noise cancelling is great at blocking out constant sounds like wind and background traffic, but it doesn’t do much for acute noises like horns, nearby cars, bicycle bells, or people talking/shouting.
With regular earbuds they were cranked up to 80% to block out the wind so I couldn’t hear any of the acute sounds I can hear with noise canceling and volume at 20%.
Funfact: I ride my motorcycle with actual earplugs. The wind noise at 80mph causes permanent damage after 15min. You hear more of the important stuff with earplugs because they block the wind.
Re:Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart (2021)
by rangersanger on Sunday April 10, 2022 @11:24PM
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What headphones are you using? I’m training for a marathon and it’d probably be wise for me to turn down the volume a bit but running with my bose closed backs sounds miserable
I switched to active noise cancelling headphones and earbuds several years ago (2015-ish) primarily because they enable me to keep volume at like 20% and still get the benefits of sound isolation. It's been a huge revolution for me personally.
Running for 2 hours used to give me an ear-ache. Now it's perfect. The improvement in comfort from music-at-the-office is even bigger. 8 hours was a lot and sound isolation is really important to me. I can't focus if I can hear other humans and eating noises make me wanna punch people.