Natural Noise Cancelling

Recently, I decided to give myself a little gift. After many years of using one of the very first Apple headphones, I finally switched to the newer model – Apple AirPods Pro 4, which have a noise cancelling function.

It’s not that I had never heard about this feature before. In fact, when I became a mother, I was given a pair of headphones back then. But with hindsight, I can say: those didn’t have this. And this time, I fell in love from the very first moment.

When I put them on, it feels as if the whole system that usually keeps me alert suddenly switches off. It’s like dropping into a deep state of relaxation – the kind where I don’t have to fight the noise, because it simply fades away.

I don’t need to be on guard. I don’t need to filter, analyze, or anticipate. All that background hum just disappears.

I remember once, during my daughter’s sensory assessment, the specialist told me that I was actually more sensitive to sounds than she was. And I know exactly why. For years, I lived overstimulated – always scanning, always tense, always on.

Now, with the noise truly silenced, I’ve discovered something extraordinary: it feels like I’ve finally met my own peace. A peace that isn’t forced or fleeting, but real, quiet, and deep. And with it came emotions I hadn’t felt in a long time.

These headphones became a doorway for me. A doorway to a world where I can be with myself, unfiltered, uninterrupted. And they remind me that this world exists inside me too – even when I’m not wearing them.

A.