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velvetmaker86 said:It doesn't make any sense to me. How can the sound be steady up close but inconsistent once you move away?
I’m pretty sure earplugs cut down about 50% of the noise, mostly the stuff coming from outside.
There are plenty of types, from the basic hard foam ones to those special squishy ones that expand once they're in.
Honestly, they're a lifesaver if you live in a noisy apartment, stay in hostels, or need to cram for an exam. They usually go for about $3.25, but you can't find them anywhere around here, not even at Walgreens.
Hellgirl said:My go-to recipe for clearing my head? Getting out into nature for the weekend. Ideally somewhere up in the mountains where all you hear is the wind whistling, a stream running, and birds singing. It works! It truly lets me decompress from everything—the noise, the crowds, the constant rush, the stress, and the nerves...
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Apparently, escaping to the woods is the only actual cure for being wired by all this noise. Since I live out in the sticks where nature is basically right outside my door, I guess I got lucky. Too bad about these neighbors, though. Probably cursed.😢
Keith Doyle18 said:I'm constantly dealing with car noise, my partner's snoring, and neighbors stomping around upstairs... you know what? I solved it. I just grab some earplugs at the drugstore for a couple of bucks and sleep like a baby all night long.
Seriously, give me the name and address of this pharmacy! I can't find them anywhere. Last time I actually picked some up was in Rome, but here in the States, pharmacists just stare at me like I'm crazy when I ask for earplugs... like they've never even heard of them.
0If I don't get my eight hours, I'm a total wreck. Any less and I'm cranky; any more and I'm just lazy as hell.
Excerpt from the latest news:
Noise is seriously wrecking our health
The number of people suffering from noise pollution has doubled in just the last decade.
CLEVELAND – Noise impacts both our mental and physical well-being, yet we barely pay any attention to this specific pollutant. Over the last ten years, the number of people affected by noise has doubled, but we won't solve this until the government actually starts working. Right now, we’re stuck in a loop where either nobody knows who's responsible, or the people who *are* responsible simply refuse to act and face zero consequences. That was the takeaway from the Environmental Defense Fund's "Tuesday in 201" meeting, held for the ninth consecutive time at the County Department of Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning.
– "We constantly run into people designing urban plans who don't grasp the noise issue. Even newly designed buildings fail to meet regulations regarding this invisible pollutant because even the inspectors don't seem to know the laws," said guest Edo Grubešić, an engineer from Cleveland Acoustic Engineering. "I pass by those Chačić's apartments in that Small town in Ohio all the time: those people will get their apartments, but they'll be driving each other crazy. But honestly, that's not even about public health anymore—it's just politics."
Environmental groups were mostly asking who to call when the noise becomes unbearable, especially since the health inspectors aren't working at 3 AM, or on weekends and holidays. The answer? You might as well just call the police. There's no point waiting for a decibel reading for loud neighbors in the middle of the night when it's already obvious they're breaking the law. Another piece of advice offered was that if you do file a report with health inspectors, sign it with your full legal name so they can't just dismiss it.
One major conclusion was that the only way to fix this is through education and total mobilization—from regular citizens and health inspectors to the media. Solving individual complaints isn't going to move the needle.
I've dealt with every kind of noise imaginable, from neighbors' dogs barking all night to someone splitting wood at dawn, or that neighbor's house renovation that dragged on for seven months straight.
Question for the forum: do you deal with noise in your neighborhood, and how do you handle it?