I don't think so. I am a nurse and I work with developmentally disabled adults so I am usually pretty good with tuning out annoying noises. If you have ever been around people with moderate to severe developmental disabilities you know they make repetitive noises, like "E  1acd  eee" sounds or if they are verbal stutter terribly. I only wear my headphones when running, because I can tune out background noise pretty well. They had bells on their hats, shorts, and shoes though. It was loud enough to dampen the sound of the dance tunes they play over the pa system.