So as far as sound goes, I really didn't realize how much I found noises in my home to be overstimulating or distracting until my husband actually got a pair of the Beats sound noise canceling headphones for Christmas and he was like, try these and I was like, oh my god, these are life-changing and now I wear them all the time. Obviously I don't wear them like when my son is like right with me or like I'm taking care of him.