| Safety is usually a boring term, but not with | | | | headphones are actually safer than regular head |
| headphones! Safety with your noise cancelling | | | | phones! For example, if you are in a place where there |
| headphones is importantand here are some of the | | | | is a lot of background noise and you need to or want |
| issues you'll want to know. | | | | to hear sound through your headphones. Regular head |
| Noise cancelling headphones are great for the music, | | | | phones would not properly cancel out the background |
| movie, or game lover who doesn't want other people | | | | sound, forcing you to turn up the sound further, |
| to have to hear what's being enjoyed. Audiophiles for | | | | potentially causing permanent hearing loss. A good set |
| example, choose noise canceling headphones when | | | | of noise canceling headphones though, can eliminate |
| they are listening to music in a home theatre setting. | | | | background noise so you can hear your own music |
| People in apartments or college dorms, as another | | | | better. |
| example, may use headphones so they don't bother | | | | And, of course, there's the "angry neighbor" who is sick |
| the neighbors. | | | | of hearing your music and asking you turn it down! |
| When it comes to noise canceling headphones, there | | | | They won't bang on the walls of the apartment |
| are appropriate times to use them and inappropriate | | | | anymore! |
| times to use them. Noise canceling headphones really | | | | Other headphones then, are safe in circumstances |
| do eliminate a lot of background noise, which means | | | | where you need to hear the background noise and be |
| you get a crisper, clearer sound (to the sound you | | | | able to react to it. But they are not safe if you are |
| want to listen to!) than if you simply used regular | | | | forced to turn them up too loudly to cancel out the |
| headphones. However, be sure not to use your noise | | | | peripheral sounds. Other safety issues with |
| canceling headphones when you find yourself in a | | | | headphones (not just noise cancelling headphones) are |
| situation where you need all of your senses to keep | | | | wires and cords: be careful that you don't get tangled |
| you safe and alert. For example, this type of head | | | | up in the wires and cords for they could really hurt, or |
| phone may be appropriate while you're listening in your | | | | even cause choking! One example might be if you fall |
| home theatre or you're flying in an airplane. But it | | | | asleep with your headphones on." |
| wouldn't be appropriate if you're driving a car, riding a | | | | The old adage "safety first" may be boring but it |
| bicycle, or walking down a dark street in the middle of | | | | makes good sense. Be sure to put safety first when |
| the night. You need to be able to hear in order to stay | | | | you are using headphones and use the right ones for |
| safe and react appropriately to noises around you. | | | | the right circumstances. |
| However, there are times when noise canceling | | | | |