Or at least he does a very good job of pretending he can’t hear me.īut the nature of earbuds means that their very structure may not allow for enough sound blocking. My son wears ear buds to play Xbox and do things on his phone and he can’t hear me when I talk to him.
The technology has come a long way in the past decade. Ask your child’s OT.Īnd, some of the cheaper ones are only $20-$40 so it may not even be worth it to fight your insurance company. Sensory tends to be an OT kind of thing, so that is where I would start if you wish to pursue this. However, I have had OTs give them to clients/patients and I’m sure they billed for them somehow.
I have not heard of anyone being successful at getting insurance to pay for noise-canceling headphones. You have to find the best you can at your price point. And, they work much better than the pair I got at Five Below. My husband has the good ones made by Microsoft to go with the Surface. These can be super expensive! But, I will say this. The headphones with just one feature will be far less money. You’re paying for the blocking and for high quality sound/music to come out of the headphone. This is also what makes some headphones much more expensive than others. Noise isolating headphones block ambient noise with a seal against your ear, while noise canceling ones cancels the actual sound waves. You also want to educate yourself (especially if you’re buying a pretty expensive pair) on noise-canceling vs. The average conversation is about 60 decibels, but sustained listening to 85 decibels or more can cause hearing loss and damage. When doing your research, you want to know how many decibels of sound will be canceled. Sound Canceling Headphones for Sensory Overload How do you know which ones are best? You’re just going to have to try and see what you like. Do you want just muffling of the sounds around them? Or are you going to connect them to a device so that they can hear preferred sounds or music?Īsk about the return policy, particularly if they are out of the package. Go to the store if you can and try them out. I’m also a huge fan of reading customer reviews online. They need to like the way they look and the way they feel on the head. I would engage the wearer in the purchase as much as possible. Choosing Best Headphones for your ADHD Child Justin Bieber has been very open about his struggles with mental illness (and he wears Beats!).
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