Headphones

[717]

I have few questions about headphones...

I think I would benefit from wearing them in some public places but there are 2 main problems I find with them:

The most important one is also sensory related... I do not like the feeling of the object over my ears... so it becomes a matter of what sensory overload bothers me the most? have anyone else have this same problem? how you deal with it?
For some time I tried using bone conduction headphones and play music or most of the time white noise... with some relative improvement but not much, really.

The second question is... that I am concern this can signal to other people that I have disability or some like that... the same reason why people that need glasses sometimes dont wear them... I dont want to call attention to myself, and I dont want people to judge me that way... how people go around this?

 

[vergil96]

I don't think anyone cares nowadays if people wear glasses - or headphones. Lots of people wear headphones everywhere.

 

[Rodafina]

I do not like the feeling of the object over my ears.

Have you tried earbuds or earplugs?

 

[AuroraBorealis]

I have few questions about headphones...

I think I would benefit from wearing them in some public places but there are 2 main problems I find with them:

The most important one is also sensory related... I do not like the feeling of the object over my ears... so it becomes a matter of what sensory overload bothers me the most? have anyone else have this same problem? how you deal with it?
For some time I tried using bone conduction headphones and play music or most of the time white noise... with some relative improvement but not much, really.

The second question is... that I am concern this can signal to other people that I have disability or some like that... the same reason why people that need glasses sometimes dont wear them... I dont want to call attention to myself, and I dont want people to judge me that way... how people go around this?

I can only answer the second question, since I don't mind the feeling of headphones (on the contrary, I find it soothing). I am sure that some people think it's rude when I keep them on while talking to shop assistants and cashiers, but if it keeps me calmer in those situations, I stopped caring so much. By being nice and polite to them, I feel like I make up for the apparent rudeness of wearing headphones. I haven't had an openly negative reaction so far. It might signal something to others when I'm wearing headphones in public while talking to my partner, but that's that then. I stopped worrying about that.

 

[717]

Have you tried earbuds or earplugs?

no, have not try them for this... I guess I can give them a try...

 

[717]

I can only answer the second question, since I don't mind the feeling of headphones (on the contrary, I find it soothing). I am sure that some people think it's rude when I keep them on while talking to shop assistants and cashiers, but if it keeps me calmer in those situations, I stopped caring so much. By being nice and polite to them, I feel like I make up for the apparent rudeness of wearing headphones. I haven't had an openly negative reaction so far. It might signal something to others when I'm wearing headphones in public while talking to my partner, but that's that then. I stopped worrying about that.

That is interesting, if you dont mind me asking, what headphones you use? do you have a preference for the material of the padding?

 

[AuroraBorealis]

That is interesting, if you dont mind me asking, what headphones you use? do you have a preference for the material of the padding?

I have the Sony WH-XB910N noise-cancelling headphones. They enclose my entire ear, which I find very comfortable. Before that, I had other headphones which were smaller and pressed onto my ears. I wear glasses, so I also find it painful if headphones press too much against my head. These are comfortable for me. I don't know what material the padding is, but it's a medium soft one, I'd say.