Similar story here, Bose QC whilst the house next door was (basically) being demolished… I just found the headphones ate batteries faster.

I sometimes find I’m just working with the headphones on and whatever I was listening to had stopped ages ago.

by blocking everyday sounds such as cars beeping, there is a possibility the brain can “forget” to filter out the noise.

Also growing up in the quiet countryside, I can say that you do not “forget” to hear sounds like cars… it’s definitely the everyday background noise that’s the problem.