Hearing loss

So I shouldn't wear my noise cancelling headphones while mowing the lawn?

Are you listening to music on them ? If there just to remove the lawn mower sound ....wear them.....I see people with ear plugs in there ears at Rock concerts...all the time .But there to reduce the loud music there are hearing .

Of course I'm listening to music on them.  Otherwise I'd use the hearing protection I use for rock concerts.  The music doesn't have to be (and isn't) super loud.  The noise cancelling doesn't completely eliminate the sound of the mower, but pretty close.  Amazing technology.  Nothing "audiophile" about the sound, but it is definitely better than walking around with heaphones on your head with nothing playing though them.

Everybody has the choice to use what ever makes them happy.Take care. 

I stopped using earphones and headphones when I was in my mid 30s. Somehow I prefer listening to music on loudspeakers. Hearing damage is closely correlated to extended exposure to music/noise at high levels. For this reason I now mostly listen at 70dB average SPL with peaks below 80dB most of the time.

I have mild tinnitus in my left ear likely caused by extended exposure to loud music during my younger days. The damage is irreversible. To prevent further deterioration of the ears, I now practice good listening habits and wear ear plugs whenever I’m in a noisy environment.

Take good care of your ears folks.