Blocking off Loud Noises

Me and my brother temporarily transferred to another "office" because we need to watch the ongoing renovation closely to make sure everything is okay. In case you don't know, the nature of our work allows us to setup office anywhere we wanted to.

We had the laminated flooring removed because those floorings won't last long. It just takes a water spill accident to destroy it. We had it changed to wooden parquets for it to last longer. Installation took around 4 days and now, they're doing sanding. The noise from the sanding machine is unbearable! I'm not a big fan of music but this time, I'd prefer to listen to music the whole day rather than listen to that contraption. The sanding machine is hi-tech though. It has a built-in vacuum system that minimizes the dust flying around caused by sanding the parquet flooring. (The company who installed my parquets are doing a good job so far. I can refer them to you, just email me). I hope they invent a noise-free sanding machine soon.

After a day of absorbing a year's worth of noise pollution in just a few hours, I decided to try out Accutones noise-isolating in-ear headphones (sent to me for testing) the following day to reduce stress caused by the noise. It was challenging to do work when your background music seemed like a generator running like there's no tomorrow.

Noise Pollution
Noise of 85 dB is considered harmful to human ears. At this level, protection is recommended to prevent damage to the eardrum. Ear begins to hurt at 120 dB. To test if you need ear protection on, try if whether or not you have to shout to a person who is a few feet in front of you. If so, you are in an area that is 85 dB or above.

Trivia from Kuya Kim:
The loudest insect in the world is the African cicada (Brevisana brevis); it regularly produces sounds at 106.7 dB at a distance of 50 cm. To give you an idea how loud 106.7 decibel is, a rock concert is usually at 115dB and at only 90 dB, sustained exposure may result to hearing loss. (Source: Kuya Kim's Facebook Fan Page)

Noise pollution from traffic! Photo from MMDA traffic camera.

Reducing Noise Pollution
One way to reduce noise pollution is to use headsets or earplugs. Be warned though that loud music can also damage your hearing. This is where noise-cancellation and noise-isolation earphones come in. You can listen to music at low volume level because they cancel out majority of the sounds in your background.

Not all earphones and headphones are suitable for me. Ordinary earphones easily drops out of my ears. I use either the hook-type or the in-ear type like this. For long durations though, it might not be that comfortable to use in-ear and as a word of caution, when using in-ear headphones/ earphones/ headsets, you should always clean it before using as you'll be inserting it inside your ears. (Photos of Accutone Aquarius below)

Camera I had with me was my Jurassic iPhone so pardon the blurry photo. Believe it or well, believe it, it did what it said it would do which is being a "High-Fidelity Noise-Isolating In-Ear Headphone/Headset with Microphone". I was listening to 977 music (Free internet radio. download here) the whole morning and I wasn't bothered by the sound. A little noise would go through at times, but it worked well most of the time.

Clarity from the other end when making phone calls is superb. Your voice quality will depend on the environment you are in. If like me, you are in a noisy environment, you'll hear the noise in the background but your voice will overpower it when you speak as the mic is near very near the mouth when you're wearing the headphones.

You can purchase Accutone Aquarius In-ear headphones online: Gadgeteer Online Shop

To know more, add them up on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AccutoneAudio.Ph

Cheftonio
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