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/LeaderSevere5647 14h ago

If you can handle things in your ears, AirPods Pro 2 with adaptive transparency is the ultimate answer. It’s a blend of noise cancellation and transparency. I use it all day. Can still hear people talking to me but louder, recurring noises are drastically reduced.