Quiet But Not Quite: The Limitations of Active Noise Canceling Headphones in Open Offices

Elizabeth R. Merwin; Brandon D. Dreslin; Allysa Hayden; Mary Bender; Maissane Aik; Toni Butler; Noah J. Robbins; Alex Chaparro

doi:10.54941/ahfe1006353

Quiet But Not Quite: The Limitations of Active Noise Canceling Headphones in Open Offices

Elizabeth R. Merwin
, Brandon D. Dreslin
, Allysa Hayden
, Mary Bender
, Maissane Aik
, Toni Butler
, Noah J. Robbins
, Alex Chaparro

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International
Publisher	AHFE International
Pages	1-11
Number of pages	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1006353
State	Published - 2025
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International
Volume	175
ISSN (Electronic)	2771-0718

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
Management Science and Operations Research
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Keywords

Active noise cancelation
Employee performance
Irrelevant speech
Noise masking
Open office spaces

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Merwin, E. R., Dreslin, B. D., Hayden, A., Bender, M., Aik, M., Butler, T., Robbins, N. J., & Chaparro, A. (2025). Quiet But Not Quite: The Limitations of Active Noise Canceling Headphones in Open Offices. In Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International (pp. 1-11). (Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International; Vol. 175). AHFE International. https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1006353

Quiet But Not Quite: The Limitations of Active Noise Canceling Headphones in Open Offices. / Merwin, Elizabeth R.; Dreslin, Brandon D.; Hayden, Allysa et al.
Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International. AHFE International, 2025. p. 1-11 (Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International; Vol. 175).

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Merwin, ER, Dreslin, BD, Hayden, A, Bender, M, Aik, M, Butler, T, Robbins, NJ & Chaparro, A 2025, Quiet But Not Quite: The Limitations of Active Noise Canceling Headphones in Open Offices. in Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International. Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International, vol. 175, AHFE International, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1006353

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