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Tammy Rogers

I gave up my QuietComfort Ultra Headphones for no headphones — and after 3 months I've never felt better

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Gen 2.

It was about 3 months ago that I first left my Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones in my rucksack during a trip in London. Since then, I've not used a pair of ANC headphones at all while walking around outside, so that I can feel safer and more aware of my surroundings.

But there's been more to it, in the long run. It's opened me up to the wider world, the people that live alongside me, and the sounds of everyday life that I had missed for so, so many years.

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