Some advice/tips

[Ani Tefillah]

Shalom. 😊 

Have you ever lived in a place with rooms and apartments, where a few of the neighbors are noisy, and especially during the night when you wanna sleep? 

How do you deal with it, and do you have any advice how to deal with it in a way that is good for a true follower of The Lord? 

[ladypeartree]

Earplugs are a great help 

[Ani Tefillah]

1 hour ago, ladypeartree said:

Earplugs are a great help 

Thank you. 😊 I guess so, but mine ears gets so sore using such, and especially because I sleep sideways. 

[Neighbor]

1 hour ago, Ani Tefillah said:

Shalom. 😊 

Have you ever lived in a place with rooms and apartments, where a few of the neighbors are noisy, and especially during the night when you wanna sleep? 

How do you deal with it, and do you have any advice how to deal with it in a way that is good for a true follower of The Lord? 

Yes I have and do to this day have issues with noise. There simply is no escaping noise today. Start with that mindset and then work toward making your own familiar to you noise, call it white noise if you wish. Use it to drown out the disturbing noises.  Make  noise become a call to prayer too. Pray for the individuals creating the disturbing noises.

What not to do. Do not confront another tenant or neighbor directly, not in this day  of  crazies everywhere. Do notify management  and/or police for enforcement of noise ordinances, let them be the enforcers. But  there is little long term solution for there is noise absolutely everywhere  there are humans today; even at hospice bedrooms.

 

[Neighbor]

ps I have resorted to having one room  boarded up  like a tomb. That is not an option at most apartment set ups. I actually  have the windows there covered on the inside with thick plywood, and theater style drapes over that. It helps, but there is transmission of noise through attic venting  

Dissimilar materials on surfaces helps some as that cuts through or stops vibrations from more easily  transmitting through surfaces- but that is a science and an expensive solution, not really  doable in an apartment.

It is simply tough today, and those Blackwater associated apartments being built most everywhere today are four story bags of splinters that jamb  people into small spaces that  really transmit noise. It is only going to get worse and worse for all.

And then there is the police station, the fire station, and the ambulance company facility, and two hospitals, that I  contend with daily. Oh, not to mention the police shooting range where the SWAT teams practice and have competitions. Talk about noise, tens of thousands of heavy ammo rounds going off  for hours on end many being fired all at the same time  when they have their exercises. Makes the city noise of the rice rockets screaming trough the gears at bar closing time around 3 AM seem a triffle.

With all that I get about 2 3/4 hours solid sleep each night. Then the birds start up in the predawn  if the party people have shut down. Crows and hawks and eagles and pigeons and even chickens since ordinances have changed and city people can have chickens. Plus there is the occasional parade of peacoocks, proud birds with an incredible scream capacity.

Did I mention the dogs?  How do people tolerate their own dogs barking  nervously non stop  for hours on end?

 

[Neighbor]

'Course I do enjoy the rumble of our old 46 chevy's 350 four bolt mount V8 power plant with it's powder coated headers and ....

Noise isn't so bad if it is one's own noise I guess.

[Mr. M]

4 hours ago, Ani Tefillah said:

Shalom. 😊 

Have you ever lived in a place with rooms and apartments, where a few of the neighbors are noisy, and especially during the night when you wanna sleep? 

How do you deal with it, and do you have any advice how to deal with it in a way that is good for a true follower of The Lord? 

White noise in your own space is the best way to drown out noise from outside.

I log in to YouTube and play rain, waterfall or stream sounds. 

They run 10 hours, and many have "black screen", so there is no extraneous light.

My 'noisy neighbor' used to be buzzing in my ears. :)

Edited June 29, 2024 by Mr. M

[Neighbor]

On that note real waterfall decorator items  might be helpful. More and more places of business, offices, and waiting rooms are using them. Or even a sea water fish tank with it's water moving and aeration systems make a familiar  sound that  helps.

[Ani Tefillah]

3 hours ago, Neighbor said:

ps I have resorted to having one room  boarded up  like a tomb. That is not an option at most apartment set ups. I actually  have the windows there covered on the inside with thick plywood, and theater style drapes over that. It helps, but there is transmission of noise through attic venting  

Dissimilar materials on surfaces helps some as that cuts through or stops vibrations from more easily  transmitting through surfaces- but that is a science and an expensive solution, not really  doable in an apartment.

It is simply tough today, and those Blackwater associated apartments being built most everywhere today are four story bags of splinters that jamb  people into small spaces that  really transmit noise. It is only going to get worse and worse for all.

And then there is the police station, the fire station, and the ambulance company facility, and two hospitals, that I  contend with daily. Oh, not to mention the police shooting range where the SWAT teams practice and have competitions. Talk about noise, tens of thousands of heavy ammo rounds going off  for hours on end many being fired all at the same time  when they have their exercises. Makes the city noise of the rice rockets screaming trough the gears at bar closing time around 3 AM seem a triffle.

With all that I get about 2 3/4 hours solid sleep each night. Then the birds start up in the predawn  if the party people have shut down. Crows and hawks and eagles and pigeons and even chickens since ordinances have changed and city people can have chickens. Plus there is the occasional parade of peacoocks, proud birds with an incredible scream capacity.

Did I mention the dogs?  How do people tolerate their own dogs barking  nervously non stop  for hours on end?

 

Wow! That's a great deal of noise around you there! I really have a long way to go yet, to deal with such noise, but I trust that The Lord will see me through, and you too. 

[In the Clouds]

Noise pollution can cause PTSD.  Just try to imagine war veterans who hear loud noises and panic.  It's very real.  

What about driving in your car and feeling and hearing the boom boxes from the car next to you?  I used to pull up next to them, roll down my windows and blast opera music as loud as my speakers would go.   People who blast the rap usually can't wait to get away from that!

The best way to handle rude noise polluters in an apartment or neighborhood is 1) Ignore it and do nothing, or, 2) Call the police and let them handle it.