Is there any soundproofing that works for a bedroom please? (low-frequency bass sounds)

I suffer from this exact same problem (4years +). I can say that there is nothing you can do to dampen the vibration of noise through surfaces and walls. You can buy supposedly sounpproof panels and coatings but you would be wasting money. Even sound proof modules require an aditional space around them to isolate this. Earmuffs and earplugs are the best general protection. I have had issues with tenants making noise keeping me up all hours and this in my view has been tyically the cause - people that don't have the same concerns about community or neighbours. I decided to also focus on what i do in the daytime to help me sleep better. So waking and bed times, energy expenditure during the day, task variety and getting outdoors into nature can all really help. Just focusing on the people keeping me awake doesnt solve the priblem in my view. When they break rules - which is constantly- I report them for breaking the rules. Otherwise I am the one perceived as making their life difficult. 

Yeah... four years is a long haul. I hear how draining it is - when the noise isn't just sound, but a constant reminder you're powerless. You're spot-on: panels, coatings, even those fancy pods? They promise the world but do zilch for low-frequency vibes - they're built for echoes, not bass through bricks.

Earmuffs and plugs are the real most valuable players - simple, cheap, no false hope. And flipping the script to daytime? Smart. Waking early, burning energy (walk, chores, whatever), getting sunlight... it resets your clock so nights hurt less. Nature especially fresh air, birds, wind - it's like a reset button for the nervous system.

Reporting rule-breakers without drama? That's power. Keeps you from being the "complainer," lets the system do the work. If they keep at it, council logs build up—eventually it bites them, not you.

You're not helpless. You're adapting. That's stronger than any wall. If the earmuffs ever need upgrading (like Bose over-ear with ANC), or you want a brown-noise playlist link, say the word. You're doing what works - keep it.

Have you found anything other than masking with brown noise or using ANC headphones that works lostmyway ? Both of those tools are not good for a quiet evening with my partner but I need to do something as it's not fair that he bears the burden of my insanity as well. What works without preventing a 'normal' relationship within a household?  I don't want to be segregated from my partner - just the neighbourhood. Thanks

Have you found anything other than masking with brown noise or using ANC headphones that works lostmyway ? Both of those tools are not good for a quiet evening with my partner but I need to do something as it's not fair that he bears the burden of my insanity as well. What works without preventing a 'normal' relationship within a household?  I don't want to be segregated from my partner - just the neighbourhood. Thanks

lostmyway Thank you for your very grounding perspectives x

If brown noise or ANC's too much for a quiet night with him, try this: dim the lights, curl up close, put on something soft - like rain on a roof from your phone speaker, barely audible. Let it blend with the room. No isolation, no headphones - just you two, breathing together.

The bass will still hum, but it'll feel smaller when you're tangled up in him.

You're not burdening him. You're letting him in. That's love.