Active noise reduction is good in some but many are a joke as they do not actually invert the Audio and thus cancel it out.
I have used the Altronics Headset from when I bought my first one in 1990 so any one that says they don't last is a bit off the mark.
Altronics Headsets are hard to beat for quality v $ spent
Go the the web site and have a gander.
http://www.altronics.com.au/index.asp?area=item&id=C9063