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How to escape noise advice please?!

NAS83894

Hi

I am super sensitive to a lot of things, but noise is my biggest problem as it stops me being able to sleep or focus on work - or both. Summer is the worst time as people are always outside making noise and I cannot escape them.  It's the same at work as my office is above a car park so there are always car engines and people shouting and playing their music.  I feel like I have nowhere I can go to escape and it is making me more and more anxious and desperate.  The more sleep-deprived I become, the more terrible everything feels and I do often find myself wondering about what a way out would be.  I cannot move away and live in the wilderness and I have to work to earn money.  All the headphones I try don't really seem very effective at blocking noise - especially low rumbling noises like bass music and car engines and repetitive noises like kids bouncing footballs on concrete.  It's not fair on the people I live and work with since they cannot understand why I am so crazy and grumpy all the time.  I need to find a solution and a way to get some sleep that does not involve medication or anything drastic.  Please can any of you recommend ear plugs or headphones that will block out the low vibrations and noise and let me get some sleep?  

Thank you for any guidance.  

K x

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  • God bless you. I'm in a similar spot.... my sympathies, sound can be torture and lack of sleep too. 

    You're right nothing helps all noises, especially those rumbling noises - for me it's the neighbours bathroom fan in the middle of the night and paper thin walls of a rental flat, but also sounds of summer and city living. I find ear defenders help (the kind people wear at shooting ranges) I got a pair on ebay for £15. They are bulky and tight on your head and big, but they limit noise massively. So if you can bear the tightness (I like that) and don't mind being obvious for work - big black bulky things on your head they are good. Also easy to pull off and not stuck in the ear so reasonably comfortable, assuming you don't mind the tighness. You can also hear your heart beat if you sit quietly, I thought that would bug me, but I find it oddly comforting. You can't really sleep with them on as they are bulky.... but saying that, when my neighbour wakes me and I must go dose on the chair in the lounge , I manage to sleep with them on. 

    Flare calmer - are ear plugs of a sort though they do not block noise but soften the spiky aspect of it. They are soft and comfortable with a hole through the middle (so you don't hear your own breathing or heart) . They are only visible if someone gets up close and looks. They are perfect for being in an environment where you still need to hear people talking and reply. They're about £20. Seperate filters that fit in them can be bought if you need to slip them in to block more noise. You could wear these for sleep too, they do make ones for sleep but I've not tried them. Flare is a UK company and has a lot of products. 

    Also for the office it may be useful to use ANC earbuds - they work with no music or wirh music. ANC is active noise cancelling which somehow tones down the noise around you. They can be uncomfortable though and you may need to buy a few pairs to find the right shape to be comfortable in your ear... they're about £25 each though can be much much more. You cna also get ANC earphones over the ear if you prefer, usually much more expensive. You'd probably need to take the ear buds out to listen to a conversation, but you can also wear only one. Also usually you can push the ear bud and it changes to another mode, ie noise cancelling off etc. 

    Hope that helps. I'll read through to see any tips people have, thank you for posting

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  • God bless you. I'm in a similar spot.... my sympathies, sound can be torture and lack of sleep too. 

    You're right nothing helps all noises, especially those rumbling noises - for me it's the neighbours bathroom fan in the middle of the night and paper thin walls of a rental flat, but also sounds of summer and city living. I find ear defenders help (the kind people wear at shooting ranges) I got a pair on ebay for £15. They are bulky and tight on your head and big, but they limit noise massively. So if you can bear the tightness (I like that) and don't mind being obvious for work - big black bulky things on your head they are good. Also easy to pull off and not stuck in the ear so reasonably comfortable, assuming you don't mind the tighness. You can also hear your heart beat if you sit quietly, I thought that would bug me, but I find it oddly comforting. You can't really sleep with them on as they are bulky.... but saying that, when my neighbour wakes me and I must go dose on the chair in the lounge , I manage to sleep with them on. 

    Flare calmer - are ear plugs of a sort though they do not block noise but soften the spiky aspect of it. They are soft and comfortable with a hole through the middle (so you don't hear your own breathing or heart) . They are only visible if someone gets up close and looks. They are perfect for being in an environment where you still need to hear people talking and reply. They're about £20. Seperate filters that fit in them can be bought if you need to slip them in to block more noise. You could wear these for sleep too, they do make ones for sleep but I've not tried them. Flare is a UK company and has a lot of products. 

    Also for the office it may be useful to use ANC earbuds - they work with no music or wirh music. ANC is active noise cancelling which somehow tones down the noise around you. They can be uncomfortable though and you may need to buy a few pairs to find the right shape to be comfortable in your ear... they're about £25 each though can be much much more. You cna also get ANC earphones over the ear if you prefer, usually much more expensive. You'd probably need to take the ear buds out to listen to a conversation, but you can also wear only one. Also usually you can push the ear bud and it changes to another mode, ie noise cancelling off etc. 

    Hope that helps. I'll read through to see any tips people have, thank you for posting

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