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They may be louder but do you have a dump truck waking you up at 4am several times a week? I really don’t know what to do anymore. Obviously they need to pick u

by bogota 5y ago

They may be louder but do you have a dump truck waking you up at 4am several times a week? I really don’t know what to do anymore. Obviously they need to pick up trash that early to beat the traffic and save a few bucks /s. But the city doesn’t care and I’m constantly told that condos/apartments are a more sustainable way of living. Thats great but I’m about done with this nonsense and about to move out to the burbs so I can sleep through the night.

oauea 5y ago
Do yourself a favor and get some earplugs
- saila 5y ago
  Earplugs do essentially nothing to stop low frequency sounds. I can block out a lot of noise with white/pink/brown noise, but the only thing that will stop sounds you can feel, whether it’s an idling truck or a sound system cranked up, is substantial mass and/or decoupling from the source.
  - javert 5y ago
    i got these Bose QuietComfort noise cancelling earbuds, and they are like magic, cancelling out bass noise from nearby outdoor stereos. i can't believe how well they work. I live by the beach where people play loud music---the concrete walls do OK for the midrange and treble noises, but not the bass.
    - JohnHaugeland 5y ago
      The person you're replying to is talking about feeling in their body, not hearing in their ears.
      - javert 5y ago
        I see what you're saying, but I think that's too narrow of a reading of his comment, but it doesn't really matter.
  - oauea 5y ago
    You say that, but it helped my sleep tremendously
    - saila 5y ago
      I'm not saying earplugs don't help at all, just that it depends on what the source of the noise is. For me, the noises that are most stress-inducing are extreme low frequencies that vibrate the building, and earplugs don't seem to help much with that.
exikyut 5y ago
"Normal" suggestions: earmuffs or earplugs; soundproof your bedroom (IIUC certain types of window roller shutters can mitigate noise); move :/ Insane suggestion: record the dump trucks every night (using good microphones - maybe even hire some), build up a compendium of recordings, get a really good speaker and amp setup (absolutely no buzzing/hissing/hum etc), then play the recordings in a loop progressively increasing the playback volume throughout the night so it's as loud or even louder than the actual dump truck when it arrives. In this way you may be able to acclimatize (exposure therapy). It's quite reasonable that you might need to raise the volume very slowly to begin with (maybe even have the playback volume effectively muted at the start of the night) such that it's still very quiet by 4am and you might still get woken up by the dump truck and then need to stop the playback for the night to get back to sleep; the idea/hope is that you would be(come) able to increase the volume to the necessary level by 4am and stay asleep, this may take a few goes. It's also possible that quality of sleep might not be absolutely 100% to begin with (perhaps turn down the volume/progression if this is the case). It might work though? (I wonder if this would fall within the 2-week habit-forming period, such that you'd acclimatize within a fortnight...)
- JoelEinbinder 5y ago
  From what I’ve read and experienced, exposure therapy to bothersome noises can have the opposite effect. Be careful trying that!
- javert 5y ago
  sounds like literal torture. i don't think you are joking, but it's hard to be sure.
- burntoutfire 5y ago
  > earmuffs or earplugs Spending too much time in hardcore noise insulation can induce tinnitus, which is then pretty likely to stay around forever.
  - oblio 5y ago
    If you can control your environment i.e. you own your home, get triple glazed windows. With good ones, the silence is deafening. Ambulances and super strong winds are one of the few things that break through. And besides that you get better insulation for hot summer, cold winters, etc.
refurb 5y ago
Move to the suburbs?
WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
> They may be louder but do you have a dump truck waking you up at 4am several times a week? > I’m about done with this nonsense and about to move out to the burbs so I can sleep through the night. Trash trucks run at 4am in the suburbs too. The absolute best is when the truck sits in one spot, in reverse, for 5+ minutes - for no discernible reason at all.

by bogota 5y ago

oauea 5y ago

Do yourself a favor and get some earplugs

saila 5y ago
Earplugs do essentially nothing to stop low frequency sounds. I can block out a lot of noise with white/pink/brown noise, but the only thing that will stop sounds you can feel, whether it’s an idling truck or a sound system cranked up, is substantial mass and/or decoupling from the source.
- javert 5y ago
  i got these Bose QuietComfort noise cancelling earbuds, and they are like magic, cancelling out bass noise from nearby outdoor stereos. i can't believe how well they work. I live by the beach where people play loud music---the concrete walls do OK for the midrange and treble noises, but not the bass.
  - JohnHaugeland 5y ago
    The person you're replying to is talking about feeling in their body, not hearing in their ears.
    - javert 5y ago
      I see what you're saying, but I think that's too narrow of a reading of his comment, but it doesn't really matter.
- oauea 5y ago
  You say that, but it helped my sleep tremendously
  - saila 5y ago
    I'm not saying earplugs don't help at all, just that it depends on what the source of the noise is. For me, the noises that are most stress-inducing are extreme low frequencies that vibrate the building, and earplugs don't seem to help much with that.

exikyut 5y ago

"Normal" suggestions: earmuffs or earplugs; soundproof your bedroom (IIUC certain types of window roller shutters can mitigate noise); move :/ Insane suggestion: record the dump trucks every night (using good microphones - maybe even hire some), build up a compendium of recordings, get a really good speaker and amp setup (absolutely no buzzing/hissing/hum etc), then play the recordings in a loop progressively increasing the playback volume throughout the night so it's as loud or even louder than the actual dump truck when it arrives. In this way you may be able to acclimatize (exposure therapy). It's quite reasonable that you might need to raise the volume very slowly to begin with (maybe even have the playback volume effectively muted at the start of the night) such that it's still very quiet by 4am and you might still get woken up by the dump truck and then need to stop the playback for the night to get back to sleep; the idea/hope is that you would be(come) able to increase the volume to the necessary level by 4am and stay asleep, this may take a few goes. It's also possible that quality of sleep might not be absolutely 100% to begin with (perhaps turn down the volume/progression if this is the case). It might work though? (I wonder if this would fall within the 2-week habit-forming period, such that you'd acclimatize within a fortnight...)

JoelEinbinder 5y ago
From what I’ve read and experienced, exposure therapy to bothersome noises can have the opposite effect. Be careful trying that!
javert 5y ago
sounds like literal torture. i don't think you are joking, but it's hard to be sure.
burntoutfire 5y ago
> earmuffs or earplugs Spending too much time in hardcore noise insulation can induce tinnitus, which is then pretty likely to stay around forever.
- oblio 5y ago
  If you can control your environment i.e. you own your home, get triple glazed windows. With good ones, the silence is deafening. Ambulances and super strong winds are one of the few things that break through. And besides that you get better insulation for hot summer, cold winters, etc.

refurb 5y ago

Move to the suburbs?

WarOnPrivacy 5y ago

> They may be louder but do you have a dump truck waking you up at 4am several times a week? > I’m about done with this nonsense and about to move out to the burbs so I can sleep through the night. Trash trucks run at 4am in the suburbs too. The absolute best is when the truck sits in one spot, in reverse, for 5+ minutes - for no discernible reason at all.