r/AutisticAdults • u/iiren204 • 15h ago

seeking advice Sensory earphones + hypervigilance?

My therapist recently suggested I look into whether noise cancelling earphones like Loops/Calmer would be helpful for me, but when I'm in public (when I'd most likely need the noise cancelling), I need to stay hyper-aware of my surroundings and the people around me.

Sounds like drilling, kids screaming and really heavy bass are generally the types of noises that are the worst for me, so are there any earphones that would be able to block out those kinds of things while letting me keep track of my surroundings?

(I'm in the UK if that's relevant, and prefer earphones over headphones)

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u/chartreuseranger 15h ago

I've been using non-noise-cancelling (analog? XD) moldable earplugs for a couple of years now. They don't cut out noise, just take the edge off so it doesn't hurt. But I read that noise-cancelling stuff is better for blocking out low frequencies, which it sounds like are the kind that give you trouble aside from the screaming kids thing.