Some might say that noise-canceling devices are the best invention since sliced bread. Not only do they let us enjoy music (or whatever else you’re listening to on your headphones), without the annoyance of background noises, whether it’s voices, engines, or anything else, but they also save our hearing, as we don’t have to crank up the volume to hear clearly.
Yet, recently audiologists have started raising concerns that while these devices are saving our hearing, they might be messing up our brains. Apparently, by not listening to background noises you might be leading your brain to be incapable of differentiating sounds. Sounds scary? Well, it kind of is.
