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When I first moved to Singapore my apartment was next to the motorway and port which runs 24/7, so it was quite noisy to listen to the cars and trucks and the o
by philliphaydon 5y ago
When I first moved to Singapore my apartment was next to the motorway and port which runs 24/7, so it was quite noisy to listen to the cars and trucks and the odd container being dropped or banged.
When I moved the apartment block was dead silent with no road noise. I couldn’t sleep properly for about a month because It was so quiet. I couldn’t relax and ended up taking sleeping pills a few times just to sleep.
Since moving again I’ve always had background noise. I’m scared to move again to a silent place.
- nisegami 5y agoDid you consider getting a white noise generator?
- philliphaydon 5y agoAt the time, no, but I haven't had a lack of noise since moving so I sleep fine, but if I ever end up in a quiet home again I will definitely do something to generate some sort of noise.
- EricE 5y agoI too like background noise - I just use a noise generating app on my phone. My bedside clock has dock for the phone with some nice speakers - and I use it more for that than anything else. There are all kinds of noise generating apps - if you like traffic/freeway sounds there are lots that provide that kind of noise. The best are ones that have multiple tracks playing at once with samples that start at random places so you don't get a repeating audio pattern. I found with simpler noise generating apps (or devices like from sharper image) that have repeating loops I will eventually detect the loop and then instead of using the noise to help me relax I'm counting the seconds until the loop repeats. Very counter productive!