When J. Bradford Carlson, CEO of Jonas, and his evaluation team finished their evaluation, they were quite surprised by the results, and the ramifications that might reverberate throughout one particular industry.
Soundproof Headphones, by eliminating external noises, have resulted in many unnecessary, needless, situations.
In Peoria, Illinois, Helen Marken, wife of James, had her STREET by 50™ Over-Ear Wired Headphones on, and did not hear her husband, Mark, asking for help, as he was in cardiac arrest and in a very serious condition. By the time Beethoven's Symphony had finished, and she called 911 he was gone. Emergency Squad personnel stated to Mrs. Marken that if she had been listening to the "Minute Waltz," they might have been able to save Mr. Marken.
In another instance, William Jordan had his Bose QuietComfort® 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headphones on while cruising on the Costa Concordia in his starboard side luxury stateroom, and was so engrossed in listening to Händel's Messiah, the Hallelujah Chorus, that he heard none of the alerts being broadcast throughout the ship, and was not aware even that he was sitting on his right side. Rescuers were able to get to him in time and pull him to safety. The grateful Mr. Jordan commented to his rescuers, "Those darn things are waterproof."
Billions of telephone calls have gone unanswered, millions of visitors have been turned away because a doorbell was not heard. William H Stardor, while driving his Bentley Continental Supersport heading West on the New York State Thruway was wearing his UltraFocus 8000 Active Noise Canceling Headphones while listening to Mahler's Third Symphony and was in Western Pennsylvania near the Ohio border before he realized he had missed his exit. by 287 miles.
Wear them, enjoy them, but awareness is critical. As J. Bradfford Carlson mentioned in his closing statements at their evaluation, "External noise is not a bad word."