**Link to publication:** https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2331186X.2021.1957530
**Citation:**
Pawel R. Kulawiak (2021) Academic benefits of wearing noise-cancelling headphones during class for typically developing students and students with special needs: A scoping review, Cogent Education, 8:1, DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2021.1957530
**Search strategy:**
Two databases were selected for the literature search: Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) and PsycInfo. Search results from PsycInfo were narrowed by limiting the search results to relevant age groups (childhood, school age, adolescence, and preschool age). The following search string was used for both databases (date of search: 16 October 2020): (“sound*” OR “noise*”) AND (“headphone*” OR “earmuff*” OR “ear-muff*” OR “ear muff*” OR “earplug*” OR “ear-plug*” OR “ear plug*”).