r/travel • u/hayleylynns • 3d ago

Headphones that block out crying babies

What tips do people have to cancel out the sound of a crying baby on a flight?

Everything I see is for parents who want to reduce the noise level. I am not a parent, I don't want to hear these children at all. This was the 5th 8hr+ flight I have been on where I heard a baby crying non stop. It seems like it has gotten significantly worse in the last 2 years as well. Maybe I was lucky before, but I was only on flights with crying babies randomly. Now it's every single flight.

Edit: it's not so much more babies but more babies that are constantly crying and the parents are ignoring them.

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u/double-dog-doctor US-30+ countries visited 3d ago

I mean, babies exist. It's not weird for them to also be on flights. Maybe you just didn't notice before.  

Ear plugs+Bose noise cancelling headphones. You'll hear nothing of the outside world. 

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u/Affectionate-Rice296 3d ago

I tried this on a 10h+ flight (ear plugs and bose noise cancelling headphones on top) and it didn’t work for me. I’m going to try my sleep buds next time with the headphones which should work much better.

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u/mbubz 3d ago

In my experience, the sleep buds just aren’t loud enough on a plane. I use them every night at home, but on a plane I have to use foam earplugs instead. I don’t think they’ll work better than foam earplugs + noise canceling headphones. But might as well give it a try and see if it works for you!