02-07-2007, 03:39 PM
Especially if they are noise-canceling.
Don't count too much on that. That only works on steady state sounds. The steady blare of a horn warning you that you're stepping in front of a big truck that you didn't bother to look for could be attentuated, much to your regret.
The comparison of deaf people to those how impair their hearing is specious, at best. It *could* be accurate in a very specific situation, but the generalization is misleading.
Don't count too much on that. That only works on steady state sounds. The steady blare of a horn warning you that you're stepping in front of a big truck that you didn't bother to look for could be attentuated, much to your regret.
The comparison of deaf people to those how impair their hearing is specious, at best. It *could* be accurate in a very specific situation, but the generalization is misleading.