Comment on What is the absolute max level of ear protection you can get?

• WhoPutDisHere@lemmynsfw.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If you blasted the sound outside of the headphones into the cabin it would decrease that for you and increase it for everyone else. But since you don’t walk around with two giant loudspeakers strapped to your passive noise canceling (isolation) headphones, yes the pressure is added to your ears and your ears only. You just can’t perceive it, outside of the headaches and fatigue over time…

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• ArbiterXero@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Oops yep. You’re right

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