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Thomas Borchert wrote:
the claims that
ANR protects your hearing better than passive attenuation


Who exactly claims that? All claims I've seen relate to total noise
reduction. And we can probably all agree that less overall noise is
better both for your hearing (where higher frequencies are more
dangerous) and your comfort (where lower frequencies play a big part).
ANR headsets (most, that is) offer dramatically lower total noise.

What's not to like about them?


ANR has no effect on higher frequencies, where noise-induced hearing
loss is most likely. Worse yet, some ANR headsets provide almost no
passive attenuation.

I will agree that ANR does provide for a more comfortable ride.


JKG