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How to escape noise advice please?!

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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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  • I swear by loop earplugs too. I have two pairs - Quiet 2 for sleeping (though I think they make another sleeping type called Dream which might be even better) and Engage 2 to reduce noise when travelling and in the office etc.

    They’ve made a massive difference, especially the Quiet 2s. 

  • in reply to Amberet
    Amberet said:
    (though I think they make another sleeping type called Dream which might be even better)

    I mention the Dream in my reply below (which also includes my discount link).

    I find that they provide more noise reduction than Quiet (which I was using before) and are more comfortable for side-sleeping.

    A couple of things to be aware of:

    - When using the Dream Ear Tips (which include memory foam), the silicone cover can fold back on itself when removing them. Loop's responses in reviews explain that this is intentional and they can just be straightened out again and folded back over the memory foam. In practice, I find that can be a bit tricky, but I'm getting better at it.

    - Those foam-based ear tips are supposed to be replaced after 100 uses, which obviously means an ongoing cost if you do like them.

    However, the product does now also include another option: double silicone tips, which I haven't yet tried and which would, I expect, last much longer. They weren't included in the earlier version of the pack, so I might return mine (it's still within 100 days of purchase) and buy the newer pack instead.

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  • in reply to Amberet
    Amberet said:
    (though I think they make another sleeping type called Dream which might be even better)

    I mention the Dream in my reply below (which also includes my discount link).

    I find that they provide more noise reduction than Quiet (which I was using before) and are more comfortable for side-sleeping.

    A couple of things to be aware of:

    - When using the Dream Ear Tips (which include memory foam), the silicone cover can fold back on itself when removing them. Loop's responses in reviews explain that this is intentional and they can just be straightened out again and folded back over the memory foam. In practice, I find that can be a bit tricky, but I'm getting better at it.

    - Those foam-based ear tips are supposed to be replaced after 100 uses, which obviously means an ongoing cost if you do like them.

    However, the product does now also include another option: double silicone tips, which I haven't yet tried and which would, I expect, last much longer. They weren't included in the earlier version of the pack, so I might return mine (it's still within 100 days of purchase) and buy the newer pack instead.

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