Noise canceling headphones? Cant afford Bose, any other brand suggestion?

[prcoamo]

I'm in search for one for my dd who has a sensory disorder (she has autistic symptoms). While she visually loves fireworks and such the noise frightens her.
I can nowhere near afford Bose headphones so any suggestions on a comparable other, how about a Sony brand?

Thanks.

 

[DisneyWacker]

I've tried a couple of others, but I doubt any (including bose) would really help much for fireworks. They are really designed to eliminate a constant pitch (like airplane engines). Fireworks would likely get through the noise cancellation routines of all models/brands. Any set with a full around-the-ear design should be just about the same for fireworks.

 

[SueM in MN]

I would try the earphones made for gun shooters. You can get them at sporting goods stores, they are less expensive and they are made for protection against gunshocks (which would be very similar to fireworks). A lot of people have posted good results with those, especially if you have a set of earplugs in underneath them.

 

[mbb]

I'm in search for one for my dd who has a sensory disorder (she has autistic symptoms). While she visually loves fireworks and such the noise frightens her.
I can nowhere near afford Bose headphones so any suggestions on a comparable other, how about a Sony brand?

Thanks.

Does your DD have OT services? They may be able to suggest something, too

Our boys are now 8 years old, and we thought for the longest time that it was the noise of the fireworks too...but our last trip, they explained that they hear the noise "in their body".

When I asked what that meant (thinking it was the auditory stimulation) one of them said, "No mommy, it's the booming and cracking in my whole body."

For our guys the noise isn't so much the noise - it's feeling the noise....does that make any sense??

The good part is, they're able to handle it now, so we get to see the "night sparkles" up close.

Have a great trip!

 

[SueM in MN]

For our guys the noise isn't so much the noise - it's feeling the noise....does that make any sense??

That does make sense. Sometimes with fireworks, you can feel the vibration. For most of us, that would not be a problem, but for someone who is very sensitive to noises/movement, etc., feeling the noise and hearing it might be just too much overload.

You might be able to help the feeling part by being farther away. At Epcot, one place I've suggested that people have said worked pretty well is the area right in front of the First Aid station. There is a walkway between Future World and Mexico that goes thru that area. It's a bit removed from the WS water, but you can still see the fireworks. If it gets to be too much, there are restrooms there you can duck into.

 

[prcoamo]

I never thought of it as dd "feeling the noise" but that does make absolute sense now that I think of it. When she hears it her body does sort of bend over as if when your stomach hurts. I think its the combination of both that overstimulates her.
I'm going to still pick up some headphones for her it will definetely help for the airplane ride. We are staying at the Poly so we'll be able to view Wishes from the beach area. I also wanted to take her to Fantasmic so we can use the headphone set there as well. I saw a previous post somewhere about tips on seeing Fantasmic w/ kids w/ sensory disorders. I think one of the tips was about sitting in the last row in back and/or doing the Fantasmic package. I have to search for that post.

Thanks

 

[bumpysheep]

That does make sense. Sometimes with fireworks, you can feel the vibration. For most of us, that would not be a problem, but for someone who is very sensitive to noises/movement, etc., feeling the noise and hearing it might be just too much overload.

You might be able to help the feeling part by being farther away. At Epcot, one place I've suggested that people have said worked pretty well is the area right in front of the First Aid station. There is a walkway between Future World and Mexico that goes thru that area. It's a bit removed from the WS water, but you can still see the fireworks. If it gets to be too much, there are restrooms there you can duck into.

Perhaps that is not it at all, and the child a synesthete. I am, and it much more common in those of us on the Specturm. I for example "see" music and some numbers. I would encourage the mother to learn about the neurological condition of Synesthesia, to see if this is the problem. If so I know a synesthete that wears VERY dark sunglasses to enjoy fireworks and FEELS it in their body less.This may not be the most likely answer but when it comes to Autism its worth checking it out.

 

[SueM in MN]

Perhaps that is not it at all, and the child a synesthete. I am, and it much more common in those of us on the Specturm. I for example "see" music and some numbers. I would encourage the mother to learn about the neurological condition of Synesthesia, to see if this is the problem. If so I know a synesthete that wears VERY dark sunglasses to enjoy fireworks and FEELS it in their body less.This may not be the most likely answer but when it comes to Autism its worth checking it out.

I had not thought of that, but I had heard of it before. I can see how fireworks (especially with the music) might be overwhelming for someone who is.

 

[inkkognito]

I have hyperacusis and have gone through all of the various types of headphones. Bose are NOT good for fireworks! They actually allowed me to hear them more clearly/loudly by blocking out the ambient noise, so it was worse!

The best I've found are the shooters headphones. For me, I have physical pain in my ears from sound at the pitch of fireworks. It's a hard pain to describe, but it's definitely "feeling" the noise. The way I describe it to others who think I am crazy as I cringe in pain is, "Imagine watching someone cut their arm with a knife and feel no pain. That is how it is for me to watch someone enjoying fireworks pain-free."

You can still hear the sound with the shooters headphones, but they take the "edge" off. The only way I can describe it is that I think I hear them with the headphones the way "normal" people hear them without.

I wonder if I would have been considered to be on the spectrum when I was a child if there had been more awareness back then. As it was, my mother just smacked me around and told me not to be such a whiner (she would NOT have been a good advocate!).

Barb

 

[debbiemomto4]

My ds has tinnitius and the last time we went to fireworks borrowed a pair of headphones my neighbor wears to mow the lawn and work in his wood working shop. He said they worked well and wants a pair like them. I went by a garage sale the following day and they were selling a pair for $2.00 that I hope work as well Used but definitely cheaper than a new pair.

 

[AJKMOM]

DD has a pair of Sony ones that have some "white noise" that plays. YOu need batteries for them. She says they work well.

 

[inkkognito]

Do you have any additional details on the white noise headphones? I would be VERY interested in those, as white/pink noise is supposed to be helpful for hyperacusis.

Barb

 

[ducklite]

http://earplugstore.stores.yahoo.net/ejuearmu.html

If you do a search they also come in hot pink and lime green. (Peltor Kids Earmuffs)

I use "Musicians Ear Plugs." They were custom made and molded to exactly fit my ear canals. I have 25db filters in mine, you can get them with 30 Db filters or total noise blocking which go to about 50Db. They are $75 a pair, but like I said, cistom molded and very comfy to wear. You'll need to see an audiologist to get them made, and the process is a bit "creepy" so might not work well for ASD kids.

Anne