I've had to use canceling headphones for several hours a day for months due to asshole neighbours. Doing that provokes and exacerbates migraines. Using common sense and separating noise emitters from noise sufferers should always be the first step.

[–] AeroLemming@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's up with that, anyway? Noise cancelling headphones always make my ears and head feel so weird. I usually get used to it after a while (lucky me), but it's so strange at first.

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My understanding is that it generates waves that cancel out the sound waves so your ear drums are actually receiving more sound pressure than without the noise canceling headphones even though you don’t hear the sound.

[–] AeroLemming@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

But if they cancel out, the pressure difference is lessened, hence less noise. .-.

[–] iarigby@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

oh my god it’s so relieving to hear that i’m not the only one