Experts warn against use of noise-cancelling headphones
Experts including Renee Almeida (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust), Claire Benton (British Academy of Audiology), and Dr Amjad Mahmood (Great Ormond Street Hospital) warned that excessive noise-cancelling headphones use may increase Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) in Gen Z. They urged further research into the brain's ability to process sounds naturally.