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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 soun
by 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 agoi 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 agoThe person you're replying to is talking about feeling in their body, not hearing in their ears.
- javert 5y agoI 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 agoYou say that, but it helped my sleep tremendously
- saila 5y agoI'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.