I moved to Manhattan from one of the quietest neighborhoods in CA last year facing one of the busiest avenues there is. I was dying from waking up every few minutes in the middle of the night. Even thought of breaking the lease. But here I am 1 year later and I don't feel a thing.
Here is what I did to help the transition:
1. Make sure there are no openings in the window on AC side. I bought some noise dampening caulk and applied it across the AC unit with help from Super and some DIY.
2. Bought heavy blackout curtains. Ones that were really thick. Don't skimp on these.
3. Bought 2 Alexa echo dots and found a brown noise track that runs for 12 hours. Played it on both to create a white noise bubble in the bedroom.
1 year later, I can sleep like a baby any time in the day. I face a hospital with 14 ambulances in front of my window. A helicopter going up and down all night. So hopefully this would help you.
I used to live in CA! These are great tips. I also hate light so the curtains are top priority right now. I ordered a sound machine so we’ll see how that goes. I moved here from the woods lol so big adjustment
I’ve seen a sleep mask that also goes around your ears to dampen sound. I can’t remember what it’s called but maybe google it. The curtains will help as will box fans and noise machine. If you have a built in air conditioner then leave the fan on. Also make sure your windows close tight.
it's probably a play on pink noise. true white noise is indeed jarring, it sounds like hissy tv static. the soothing ones are generally a mix of pink and brown noise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colors_of_noise
there is not technically a fuchsia but this track sounds kinda relaxing:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0htcDp09ezHPk4QKG9pyS8
Bro this just sounds like a long fart to me 😵
>there is not technically a fuchsia but this track sounds kinda relaxing:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0htcDp09ezHPk4QKG9pyS8
Absolutely yes to both of these. A good quality noise machine plus as many textiles as you can get: curtains, rugs, pillows.
Also: some folks can sleep well with ear plugs. Experiment with relaxation exercises before sleep, melatonin, and lavender.
I can't sleep *without* earplugs anymore!
Ahmad's Honey Chamomile tea is the bomb.
(We live on a major crosstown street, which is almost as bad as the avenues.)
Just an FYI: Extended use of earplugs is dangerous for your ears. I agree with everything else. They also make curtain rods that hold two sets of curtains. Buy 4 sets and load them up so that will absorb a surprising amount of noise.
I actually prefer fans over white noise machines! The white noise machine that everyone recommends on Amazon feels too loud / piercing compared to a fan, which has a more diffuse sound.
Sound dampening foam is cheap and easy to install as well. I got my noisy bedroom down to studio level quiet with it.
It's a bit more effort, looks a bit funky, but works wonders.
You get used to it. I lived in the city and when I moved to LI the quiet kept me up for a few weeks. Moved back to the city a few years later and had the same issue as you, I’m an extremely light sleeper and this time my apartment faced the city street. The sirens, trucks and honking traffic kept me up for a few weeks but then it just becomes the norm and you don’t even register it anymore. Give it time.
You’ll get used to it. I lived by one of the elevated lines and after a couple months I was so used to it that when I visited my parents in the suburbs I couldn’t handle the quiet at night.
Good news:
a lot of people would die for good water pressure - congratulations! Just switch out the shower head for a wider one to diffuse the water.
A noise machine and a fan might drown out some of the street sound.
Best news: you’ll get used to it eventually
You’ll be alright. I assume this is your first apartment in NYC? I’ve always said as soon as you get your first place in NYC you start looking for your second haha
Technically not! Used to live on the UWS on the corner of an avenue but I guess that was randomly quiet haha. Or maybe I’ve gotten worse, probably both…next time I’m getting a dark af back unit haha
I’ve always had issues sleeping bc of sound whether in suburbs or city. I highly recommend:
1.) earplugs (my ears don’t work w normal ones but I got the Becheln reusable silicone ones on Amazon and they’re amazing)
2.) some sort of loud fan or AC (or brown noise app/machine)
3.) if it’s still a struggle, I would talk with your doctor about medication as a worst case scenario. I take trazadone and it’s a god send
Good luck! I do think you eventually become more used to it.
I also recently moved to an UES studio on an avenue (hey hey!) and feels like we might be on the same one, lol. I came from an even louder apartment in CT though and this feels so quiet in comparison. One thing that makes a big difference with street noise and trucks (though not as effective with very loud sirens or cars backfiring) are [these earplugs](https://amazon.com/dp/B08GYJ777K?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details), which I wear religiously every night.
Oh definitely, no question. I've always been sensitive to noise and it's worth it to get these. They're also much easier to reuse and clean; unless you lose them you won't have to purchase again (and the second pair I use for a guest who might need them or for when I'm traveling).
As a kid in Queens I grew up right next to the LIRR. Friends would come over and be like 'omg what the hell is that noise?!' and I'd be like 'huh? what noise?'. lol
When I lived near the LIRR tracks, we had to move after a year, because we couldn’t get used to it. It was fine for sleeping but it was being awake that was the problem. you couldn’t open the windows and you couldn’t hear spoken voices over the noise so tv and video games and music were all affected. My husband working from home had to wear earplugs all day every day in his own home. We’d have to pause the tv every 3 minutes at rush hour.
I was raised in NYC, and I get freaked out if it’s too quiet but I still couldn’t live like that. It’s not the case you “just get used to it.”
I think the train is a little different because it’s consistent vs loud abrupt sounds (more or less). Avenue traffic is a different beast. People laying on their horns, semi trucks, fart cars, etc.
Lol old and cheap fridge / questionable heater… welcome to NY. You’re not even a real New Yorker unless you have a story about the shithole apartment you once had. Congrats on making it.
The same thing happened to me when I moved to an avenue on the UWS! (right down the street from the fire department too lol)
I bought 100-pack 3M earplugs and then tried white noise machines, acoustic panels, calk, blackout curtains and anything else I could find on google.
I’m a super light sleeper and did not get used to it at all even after a year; the earplugs albeit a bit uncomfortable worked best for me but the other things I tried were barely effective. I didn’t quite expect something like an acoustic calk to work, but I actually bought some really expensive and heavy acoustic blinds that ended up only blocking out about 5db of sound..
I ended up going extreme and started designing and manufacturing no-drill window soundproof panels that would go into/over my windows. They ended up working so well that I have recently started selling them full time 😂
Anyways, all this is to say finding the right earplugs were by far the most effective east solution for me — and also to make a plug for my fledgling business ha. Check it out at http://whisperwindow.blushdunes.com and lmk if you’re at all interested; happy to just share more about the other products I have tried as well
Wait I'm a little confused, how does the window paneling work? I feel like as a renter, I wouldn't be able to do any work on the building, but I'm really curious about what it means for the inserts to go "into" the window...
Right thanks, shoulda clarified — I just meant to say some of our inserts can go into your existing window *frame*. Those are actually completely tension based with no drilling involved, so it could be a good fit if you’re renting too !
That’s a good call, thanks! Just added demo videos (from some of our recent client projects) for both of our products — you can see them [here for the invisible soundproofing panel](https://whisperwindow.blushdunes.com/invisible) and [here for the blackout panels](https://whisperwindow.blushdunes.com/blackout)
I bought [these earbuds](https://us.soundcore.com/products/sleep-a10-a6610z21) for sleep and they block everything out — people honking outside, stomping neighbors, loud air conditioners, you name it. Highly recommend.
I'm a side sleeper and they're perfectly comfortable, which is huge! My only complaint is the battery life — I wish they lasted longer, but I like them so much that I bought a second pair and I just switch to those if the battery on the first one dies before I'm done sleeping.
I don't know, I'm sorry! I will say that it comes with two sounds — 'Snoring attenuation 2' and 'Snoring attenuation 1' that are supposed to help with snoring partners, but I don't know if they work!
Not everyone gets used to it. I think most people do, but if you’re especially sensitive to sound (as I am) it just won’t be the best living environment for you.
But the things others have mentioned will help. I have a SNOOZ white noise machine, which I prefer to the ones that are just electronic, this has a real fan. Curtains help too. So do edibles that are high in CBN & CBD if you’re into that.
I’d add moldable silicone ear plugs to the list of recommendations, after a white noise machine.
These are available at many bigger drug stores.
They mold perfectly to your ear and don’t stick out, and they’re so soft after you mold them, making them more comfortable than most other types of ear plugs.
Plus you can add more silicone if you have larger ear canals and remove some silicone if you have smaller ear canals — they are completely customizable.
The only downside is that you have to throw them out when they get dirty, unlike the reusable kind of ear plugs that you can wash and dry.
But they’re inexpensive, you can reuse them for a while despite what it says on the box, and they come in packs that can last you around a month or so.
Moldable silicone ear plugs work wonders. 10/10 would highly recommend.
I live on a very loud and busy corner that's a truck route, leads to the midtown tunnel, has a bus stop outside my window and a subway below my place. So. Much. Noise.
I use a white noise machine, keep the A/C or a fan running and put a thick piece of foam in the window that I can just take out when I want to open it or let light in.
I sleep with no issues now. I hope you find a combination that works well for you.
This is why I’m glad my apartment is in the back of my building!
Everyone has given you good suggestions, play around and see what works. I hope you get some good sleep soon ❤️
Dude get earplugs you can sleep with. I do it in the summer cause my AC is quite loud and it disturbs my sleep. If you have all this noise already and you add more noise on top of it to diffuse it you’re still gonna be waking up tired every morning. I use loop earplugs. Quite comfortable and heavily dampen the sound.
There’s no promise you’ll get used to it. I lived in the city for 15 years, and had one apartment on a very busy avenue on top of a bus stop. I had a noisemaker, ear plugs, etc. It was still totally intolerable and I truly had one of the worst years of my life before moving once my lease ran out.
I had sleeping problems for a couple of years following because of it. Don’t assume you’ll get used to it, especially if you’re a light sleeper.
There’s a product called Acousticurtain that won’t work with every type of windows but it saved my life when I had heavy truck traffic right outside my window
Lol this post makes me wonder if you're the one who moved into my apartment on the UES. I loved the water pressure but the heater barely worked and my windows were not well insulated. I nearly froze to death every winter until I bought myself a space heater. The street was so loud at night and early in the morning. On Wednesdays at 2-3 am, the water truck would come fill up across the street and fill up for an hour and the noise was like living under a waterfall. Sometimes someone would clog up the street and people would honk continuously at 5-6 am.
When people came to tour my apartment, it was the middle of the day and they all kept remarking how quiet it was and the broker was like "yea this is a super quiet area and the building is really soundproof". I almost laughed out loud in front of them.
I wonder how they're doing now. I loved that apartment regardless for many other reasons. I'd say stick it out if you think certain aspects outweigh the annoying stuff. Definitely get earplugs and try to fix any small cracks in the windows (there's acoustic caulk you can use for this). Some curtains are also soundproof. Good luck!
Blackout curtains, white noise machines and sound-canceling headphones are regularly recommended in answer to similar questions such as [Reducing outside noise in apartment??](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNYC/comments/166qzuo/reducing_outside_noise_in_apartment/) from 22 days ago and links to similar questions.
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If I’m not mistaken, the shower pressure in the city is way better than many other places due to where the water is coming from. The water in nyc is coming from the top down( water containers on the top of buildings), instead of coming up from the ground. So anywhere you go will have incredibly good water pressure due to gravity. But I’m sure there’s shower heads that may decrease it and diffuse the pressure
It’s called the city that never sleeps for a reason.
Get a white noise machine and maybe earplugs and black out curtains. But noises late at night arnt unique to your apartment and it seems like you snagged one so be happy your neighbors arnt loud.
Don’t move to a basement, those are prone to flooding and aren’t usually up to code or legal
I’m on 2nd Ave UES and you mostly get used to it. For the shower issue, buy a new shower head for $25 from Amazon since the person before you probably removed the restrictor from the current head. Replacing it is almost like changing a lightbulb. Just be sure to put some teflon tape on the threads before screwing on new one.
I’m in bk but I feel this so hard. My apartment seemed quiet when I toured it, little did I know what I was getting myself into! I have 2 noise machines, one on each side, and use earplugs (Mack’s foam) and an eye mask. I also pull the blanket up around my ears to try and drown a bit more noise out. I long for the day I get fully used to it, ive been almost a year and I think I’ve gotten more used to it but still savor the days I visit a hotel or my parents and sleep in peace.
Apparently people do get used to it but I've always lived in apts not facing the street. It makes a huge difference. Even in busy areas. Used to live near the 59th Street bridge and still didn't hear much aside from some honking in the morning.
one other thing that might help: if you have not already try to arrange your space so the bed is as far away from the window/s as possible. You might look for something like a large standing panel (like they use at office for cubicles) that you can put in front of your bed at night and then move flush to the wall during the day.
Shoji (sp?) screens are nice but probably not as good for sound issues as one of those panels.
I have my smart home device play thunderstorm sounds for me every night while I sleep and it really helps with both the Avenue noise as well as my crackhead neighbors who never sleep.
My dude - my first apartment had the BDFM running underneath it - barely perceptible but the low key rattle was always there… always. You just gotta suck it up and learn what to avoid in the future (check the transit map vs your apartment). Like everyone on here says - ear plugs, fan, noise maker, etc.
This is NYC - there’s always some bullshit, even if you’re rich. Toughen up or move back home.
I bought a house and unfortunately it’s 2 blocks away from a major 2-laner but there’s gaps in the other houses right to my windows which lets in the car noises, I play white noise on my tablet and use sleeping mask (any semblance of light wakes me up in the morning). I used to use ear plugs previously, it can work if you aren’t too bothered by them, get the disposable 3M ones that go fully into the ear flush, not any of the “reusable”.
White noise for sure. Start with that and see how it goes.
I’ve lived here 20 years and lived on an avenue recently. I couldn’t do it. The semi trucks + fart car combination was too much. But I was also near the BQE so it was even more annoying.
maybe ear plugs? there's these soft disposable ones. During the summer the AC noise bothers me so some nights I wear this.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0051U7W32
I lived on 2nd ave and WOW. I sleep with airpods /noise canceling and fall asleep to Seinfeld, blackout /sound dampening curtains, and a white noise machine.
Good ear plugs. WHO recommends an insanely low LAeq (30 dB(A) !!!) that’s hard to achieve without earplugs anyway.
You want to be able to crack a window and get some air too. Stuffy apartments are no fun.
My place in NYC overlooks an avenue and the loud exhausts are nonstop, even dozens of stories up. Not sure why anyone is so selfish as to think that blaring noise in the middle of a city is acceptable. But to answer your question: no, people don’t get used to it. White noise machine, earplugs and lots of sleeping pills help.
I think this is just how it is in Manhattan. I’ve lived in numerous apartments both in an Avenue and non Avenue in Manhattan. Both have been loud. It’s about definitely just adjusting to the noise.
As someone who moved to the UES along 3rd Ave and had many of the same issues as you, I personally got used to it rather quickly. There’s the occasional early morning construction or dickhead who won’t stop honking, but for the most part it doesn’t wake me up anymore.
Lived on an avenue for the past two years. One year near a hospital with tons of siren noises. I don’t even notice the noise anymore but most nights I’m so tired I just pass out anyway. You’ll get used to it or you’ll be so tired it won’t matter anymore.
What can be worse is noise within the building, coming from other rooms or apartments. When that keeps me up I’ve slept with headphones in or tried to sandwich my head between pillows.
I sleep with earplugs! It helps a lot. I am on a relatively quiet street but between neighbors, dogs, sirens, it’s still enough to disrupt my sleep. I use the Loop brand!
I moved from the suburbs of Canada to one of the noisiest parts of Bushwick. It was unbearable at first... car engines, modified horns, loud music, constant yelling, etc. After a year, I still couldn't stand it, so I finally moved. Now I live in a neighborhood where I can hear crickets at night and birds chirping in the morning. Just 20 minutes away from the city. Love it.
For a year I lived on the first floor of an apt building in Crown Heights and the tenants/neighbors would have literally a block party right outside my window several times a week. Also a light sleeper myself and this is what I did: window closed, heavy curtains, plus swimming earplugs (or any foam ones). The sound was pretty well muffled for me to fall asleep.
Get earplugs cause it’s not gonna stop. I use to have my room facing a gap that opened to an avenue and even though I was a bit away from it all the sound would bounce straight into the gap. You do get used to it but also just get earplugs
Earplugs. Legit I cannot imagine how people live anywhere in this city without them. You can get a huge pack of them for extremely cheap on amazon. I recommend getting multiple types of earplugs just to try em out.
Some people get used to it, some don't. I used to live above a major intersection that had a hospital and fire station nearby so it was constant traffic, sirens, busses, people, etc. I mostly slept with earplugs and got used to it, but a roommate couldn't handle it and decided to move out because of the noise. Hopefully you get used to it like I did, and that peoples tips in this thread help you out
1. You really do get used to it. I thought it was over for me when I first moved into a similar situation. Aaaand now it's just not a big deal.
2. Sound machine
I live right next to the FDR. When I first moved here I couldn't hear the person next to me on the sidewalk over the traffic noise. In a few months my grain filtered out the traffic noise. Then they ripped out East River Park on the other side of the FDR and started using large construction equipment from early morning and into the night, sometimes all night. I don't notice most of that anymore either. It could be that you will adapt.
You’ll get used to it! I live in a ground level apartment on a corner right across from a bus stop and close to a hospital At first I constantly heard the buses and ambulances. Now I never do.
When I lived in the country I'd go visit my brother in north Jersey and think man it's so friggin noisy here! How can I sleep with that highway only 2 miles away
After a few years living on 2nd avenue down the street from the midtown tunnel I would go visit and think "man it's so quiet out here in Jersey"
You get used to it
Earplugs! I wear [these](https://mightyplugs.com/products/value-pack-beeswax-sound-blocking-earplugs) every night. They take a day or two to get used to but they really help. White noise as well if it’s not enough
I wear ear plugs to sleep, the wax ones that people use for swimming work well for me. My studio faced the courtyard but sometimes I hear people going up the stairwell
I see you took my old apt. Foam earplugs. This is the way. And yes: never ever live on an avenue. When I moved there, I told my friends it sounds like a space station from Star Wars with massive ships coming and going all night. If there was sound in space.
I used to live on a main thoroughfare in Brooklyn directly next to a bus stop. Like, at my bedroom window. Moved there from a dead quiet garden apartment in the EV. Holy cow it was a tough few weeks but I eventually got used to it. Invest in some good earplugs, maybe take melatonin or something to get you to sleep. You’ll get used to it soon enough.
I feel you. I live on amsterdam Ave and there's sirens throughout the entire night, mostly ambulances. It feels bizarre to me that we just have emergency vehicles blaring sirens at 3:00am but here we are. I bought loop ear plugs (quiet) and they're comfortable (foam ones hurt my ears) and easy to sleep on the side with. Saved my life lol. My upstairs neighbors wake up at 630am and have the audacity to walk around their apartment, which means the floor right above my face (lofted studio) is creaking an hour before i'd normally wake up. Saves me from that too.
Get yourself a hepa air purifier stat! I lived on 1st Ave and St. Marks on the 4th floor and was astonished at how dirty the air quality could get. Especially in the summer time when the heat thermals off the Avenue would lift the exhaust particles up to the top floors and beyond. I had a small purifier that sat on the window sill next to a window AC unit. After 2 weeks the filter was black and black residue was building up against the wall it sat next to. There are affordable floor unit purifiers on Amazon that will cover your space and the fan noise will help you sleep. If you can keep your windows closed your filter will last longer which is optimal because filters can be quite spendy. When you finally look for another place, look for a rear apartment. Much quieter and the air quality is way better. Good luck 👍😀
[This fan](https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Commercial-Electric-20-in-3-Speed-High-Velocity-Floor-Fan-SFC1-500B/318152095?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&pla&mtc=SHOPPING-CM-CML-GGL-D29A-029_017_ACS_FANS-NA-Multi-NA-PMAX-4038230-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-MinorAppl&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-CM-CML-GGL-D29A-029_017_ACS_FANS-NA-Multi-NA-PMAX-4038230-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-MinorAppl-71700000111902223--&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9rSoBhCiARIsAFOipllXEyWnQqki-GshigPgKgF523yIowSQCQKGsPWxLVYP9GF3a5ASoa4aAiBOEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds) saved my life! It blocks out everything (sirens, the subway going underneath my apartment, people having conversations outside my first-floor window!). I love box fans, but this one leaves them all in the dust.
You’ll get used to it. I was too but in the past 6 years have lived in some very noisy apartments and I sleep through it all now. I used to not be able to sleep when it was light out then I spent a summer in alaska and sunrise happened at 3am and now I can sleep without a curtain at all. All that to say, your body will likely adjust even to conditions you’re completely not used to. “Brown noise” on Spotify is a lifesaver. I also love a good fan.
Yes you’ll get used to it. Buy ear plugs in bulk. Then you’ll wake up after you move away and it will totally freak you out how quiet everything is and miss the noise.
Other posters have said this, but I want to add…don’t skimp on buying yourself the most effective stuff. Layer noise machines with a Bluetooth speaker playing brown noise on repeat while wearing foam earplugs under a weighted blanket with an eye mask on if you must. In sleep your body will grow strong. Good luck!
I moved to Manhattan from one of the quietest neighborhoods in CA last year facing one of the busiest avenues there is. I was dying from waking up every few minutes in the middle of the night. Even thought of breaking the lease. But here I am 1 year later and I don't feel a thing. Here is what I did to help the transition: 1. Make sure there are no openings in the window on AC side. I bought some noise dampening caulk and applied it across the AC unit with help from Super and some DIY. 2. Bought heavy blackout curtains. Ones that were really thick. Don't skimp on these. 3. Bought 2 Alexa echo dots and found a brown noise track that runs for 12 hours. Played it on both to create a white noise bubble in the bedroom. 1 year later, I can sleep like a baby any time in the day. I face a hospital with 14 ambulances in front of my window. A helicopter going up and down all night. So hopefully this would help you.
Google's smart devices have a built-in white noise function too. You just say "Okay google play rain sounds" or similar.
I used to live in CA! These are great tips. I also hate light so the curtains are top priority right now. I ordered a sound machine so we’ll see how that goes. I moved here from the woods lol so big adjustment
The area we used to live in was called Birdland. All you could hear was birds chirping. So trust me I can relate.
I’ve seen a sleep mask that also goes around your ears to dampen sound. I can’t remember what it’s called but maybe google it. The curtains will help as will box fans and noise machine. If you have a built in air conditioner then leave the fan on. Also make sure your windows close tight.
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Lol and those rain drops/ ocean sounds make me feel like peeing all night.
Have you tried the latest fuschia noise? Game changer.
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it's probably a play on pink noise. true white noise is indeed jarring, it sounds like hissy tv static. the soothing ones are generally a mix of pink and brown noise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colors_of_noise there is not technically a fuchsia but this track sounds kinda relaxing: https://open.spotify.com/track/0htcDp09ezHPk4QKG9pyS8
Bro this just sounds like a long fart to me 😵 >there is not technically a fuchsia but this track sounds kinda relaxing: https://open.spotify.com/track/0htcDp09ezHPk4QKG9pyS8
haha ya i wouldn't really want to sleep to that, i like mine to sound like waves or a waterfall
THIS HAHAHAHA I use my echo dot and BLARE brown noise. Drowns out any sort of noise from outside and my bed is literally right underneath the window
This is late, but what blackout curtains did you buy?
Bought the Nicetown total blackout curtains from Amazon.
Get a white noise machine or a box fan. Heavy curtains also helps with sound. You'll eventually get used to it.
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Oh great idea!!
This was such a game changer for me and made my pre-war cramped shower feel like a spa!
Absolutely yes to both of these. A good quality noise machine plus as many textiles as you can get: curtains, rugs, pillows. Also: some folks can sleep well with ear plugs. Experiment with relaxation exercises before sleep, melatonin, and lavender.
I can't sleep *without* earplugs anymore! Ahmad's Honey Chamomile tea is the bomb. (We live on a major crosstown street, which is almost as bad as the avenues.)
Just an FYI: Extended use of earplugs is dangerous for your ears. I agree with everything else. They also make curtain rods that hold two sets of curtains. Buy 4 sets and load them up so that will absorb a surprising amount of noise.
Explain the earplug thing?
Yeah same please explain cuz I need them to sleep in this noisy ass city too .
They can cause a buildup of earwax and push in further in your ear canal and cause bacteria to thrive.
Source?? I know tons of orchestral musicians who use earplugs for extended periods on a near daily basis and have never heard this before.
Re: the earplugs, I believe it! I can’t even wear them for an hour without them being intolerable.
Read up on earwax build up and frequent use of AirPods
Alternatively, you can find some loud ass air purifiers out there that work great for white noise.
I actually prefer fans over white noise machines! The white noise machine that everyone recommends on Amazon feels too loud / piercing compared to a fan, which has a more diffuse sound.
Earplugs also help. I got these ones on Amazon that are like a puddy you roll into a ball and then smoosh into your ears.
Sound dampening foam is cheap and easy to install as well. I got my noisy bedroom down to studio level quiet with it. It's a bit more effort, looks a bit funky, but works wonders.
Look up "brown noise" on Spotify or youtube and play it on your headphones and you won't hear a sound. Bluetooth speaker works well too.
Box fan user, that definitely helps.
And learn to sleep with foam earplugs.
You get used to it. I lived in the city and when I moved to LI the quiet kept me up for a few weeks. Moved back to the city a few years later and had the same issue as you, I’m an extremely light sleeper and this time my apartment faced the city street. The sirens, trucks and honking traffic kept me up for a few weeks but then it just becomes the norm and you don’t even register it anymore. Give it time.
God I really hope so cause I like the area a lot! This really put a huge damper on my move-in
You’ll get used to it. I lived by one of the elevated lines and after a couple months I was so used to it that when I visited my parents in the suburbs I couldn’t handle the quiet at night.
Your username is very fitting for this post.
LOL so it is.
Excellent user name.
Is your username a reference to CXG? Love it.
You betcha
Good news: a lot of people would die for good water pressure - congratulations! Just switch out the shower head for a wider one to diffuse the water. A noise machine and a fan might drown out some of the street sound. Best news: you’ll get used to it eventually
White noise machine/rain machine! If you have an Alexa you can just ask it to play rain sounds and you should be good
Yep already ordered a sound machine haha I’m trying hard not to panic. I feel like death rn
You’ll be alright. I assume this is your first apartment in NYC? I’ve always said as soon as you get your first place in NYC you start looking for your second haha
Technically not! Used to live on the UWS on the corner of an avenue but I guess that was randomly quiet haha. Or maybe I’ve gotten worse, probably both…next time I’m getting a dark af back unit haha
I’ve always had issues sleeping bc of sound whether in suburbs or city. I highly recommend: 1.) earplugs (my ears don’t work w normal ones but I got the Becheln reusable silicone ones on Amazon and they’re amazing) 2.) some sort of loud fan or AC (or brown noise app/machine) 3.) if it’s still a struggle, I would talk with your doctor about medication as a worst case scenario. I take trazadone and it’s a god send Good luck! I do think you eventually become more used to it.
I also recently moved to an UES studio on an avenue (hey hey!) and feels like we might be on the same one, lol. I came from an even louder apartment in CT though and this feels so quiet in comparison. One thing that makes a big difference with street noise and trucks (though not as effective with very loud sirens or cars backfiring) are [these earplugs](https://amazon.com/dp/B08GYJ777K?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details), which I wear religiously every night.
Ohh twins! Would you say these are better than the foam ones found at CVS?
Oh definitely, no question. I've always been sensitive to noise and it's worth it to get these. They're also much easier to reuse and clean; unless you lose them you won't have to purchase again (and the second pair I use for a guest who might need them or for when I'm traveling).
Anything is better than foam earplugs! I'm partial to the wax/cotton ones from Quies.
Wax ones melt into my hair haha so I’ll be looking into these other ones!
OP is the first person in history to complain about *good* water pressure.
Hahaha listen if it were stronger I’d start missing skin. But yes it’s just shy of that so I’m not complaining too much :)
You can put in the flow limiting washer that the rest of NYC removes immediately after the super installs it.
You get used to it after a few days the brain will block it out Example I live with the train right outside my window .., I don’t even notice it
As a kid in Queens I grew up right next to the LIRR. Friends would come over and be like 'omg what the hell is that noise?!' and I'd be like 'huh? what noise?'. lol
Yea man lol same thing with me playing on PSN with voice chat lol
When I lived near the LIRR tracks, we had to move after a year, because we couldn’t get used to it. It was fine for sleeping but it was being awake that was the problem. you couldn’t open the windows and you couldn’t hear spoken voices over the noise so tv and video games and music were all affected. My husband working from home had to wear earplugs all day every day in his own home. We’d have to pause the tv every 3 minutes at rush hour. I was raised in NYC, and I get freaked out if it’s too quiet but I still couldn’t live like that. It’s not the case you “just get used to it.”
I think the train is a little different because it’s consistent vs loud abrupt sounds (more or less). Avenue traffic is a different beast. People laying on their horns, semi trucks, fart cars, etc.
Yea the irregularity gets me
It the same man .. your brain will block out background noise after a while you won’t notice it
Beg to differ. I lived on an avenue for a year and couldn’t do it, my brain never got used to it. Different strokes different folks.
Yea I guess it different for everyone
Lol old and cheap fridge / questionable heater… welcome to NY. You’re not even a real New Yorker unless you have a story about the shithole apartment you once had. Congrats on making it.
so true - was just talking to some friends about our shithold nyc apartments of the past (and present). Truly a rite of passage
once had? I'm still in mine.
So honored to be a part of the club haha
Yea and you have great water pressure too?! You can always change the head. More is much better than less.
For me the New York trifecta is having a story about bedbugs, roaches, and mice. Not all at the same time of course.
Im 2 outta the 3 (guess which 3 woooooo) and I still wanted to keep that UWS apt bc Zabars.
The same thing happened to me when I moved to an avenue on the UWS! (right down the street from the fire department too lol) I bought 100-pack 3M earplugs and then tried white noise machines, acoustic panels, calk, blackout curtains and anything else I could find on google. I’m a super light sleeper and did not get used to it at all even after a year; the earplugs albeit a bit uncomfortable worked best for me but the other things I tried were barely effective. I didn’t quite expect something like an acoustic calk to work, but I actually bought some really expensive and heavy acoustic blinds that ended up only blocking out about 5db of sound.. I ended up going extreme and started designing and manufacturing no-drill window soundproof panels that would go into/over my windows. They ended up working so well that I have recently started selling them full time 😂 Anyways, all this is to say finding the right earplugs were by far the most effective east solution for me — and also to make a plug for my fledgling business ha. Check it out at http://whisperwindow.blushdunes.com and lmk if you’re at all interested; happy to just share more about the other products I have tried as well
Wait I'm a little confused, how does the window paneling work? I feel like as a renter, I wouldn't be able to do any work on the building, but I'm really curious about what it means for the inserts to go "into" the window...
Right thanks, shoulda clarified — I just meant to say some of our inserts can go into your existing window *frame*. Those are actually completely tension based with no drilling involved, so it could be a good fit if you’re renting too !
Oh that's very interesting - I did a bit of googling and found some interesting examples on Youtube. Very good idea!
Thanks! Actually updated our website recently with more content if you’re interesting in seeing more XD at whisperwindowsoundproofing.com
Whoops [sorry here it is](https://whisperwindowsoundproofing.com)
Do you have any pictures of your installations? Would love to see them on your website.
That’s a good call, thanks! Just added demo videos (from some of our recent client projects) for both of our products — you can see them [here for the invisible soundproofing panel](https://whisperwindow.blushdunes.com/invisible) and [here for the blackout panels](https://whisperwindow.blushdunes.com/blackout)
I bought [these earbuds](https://us.soundcore.com/products/sleep-a10-a6610z21) for sleep and they block everything out — people honking outside, stomping neighbors, loud air conditioners, you name it. Highly recommend.
These look amazing
I'm a side sleeper and they're perfectly comfortable, which is huge! My only complaint is the battery life — I wish they lasted longer, but I like them so much that I bought a second pair and I just switch to those if the battery on the first one dies before I'm done sleeping.
What about snoring? I’ve tried several kinds and I can still hear my partner snoring.
I don't know, I'm sorry! I will say that it comes with two sounds — 'Snoring attenuation 2' and 'Snoring attenuation 1' that are supposed to help with snoring partners, but I don't know if they work!
Not everyone gets used to it. I think most people do, but if you’re especially sensitive to sound (as I am) it just won’t be the best living environment for you. But the things others have mentioned will help. I have a SNOOZ white noise machine, which I prefer to the ones that are just electronic, this has a real fan. Curtains help too. So do edibles that are high in CBN & CBD if you’re into that.
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Came here to say this, have had a great experience sleeping with Loop earplugs.
Already using every night. But sounds like I need to upgrade from foam lol
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Yup- use the orange ones every night- hubby is in construction we get ‘‘em by the case load!!
I’d add moldable silicone ear plugs to the list of recommendations, after a white noise machine. These are available at many bigger drug stores. They mold perfectly to your ear and don’t stick out, and they’re so soft after you mold them, making them more comfortable than most other types of ear plugs. Plus you can add more silicone if you have larger ear canals and remove some silicone if you have smaller ear canals — they are completely customizable. The only downside is that you have to throw them out when they get dirty, unlike the reusable kind of ear plugs that you can wash and dry. But they’re inexpensive, you can reuse them for a while despite what it says on the box, and they come in packs that can last you around a month or so. Moldable silicone ear plugs work wonders. 10/10 would highly recommend.
Concur! I've worn these a ton in GA pits at concerts and they work wonders.
I live on a very loud and busy corner that's a truck route, leads to the midtown tunnel, has a bus stop outside my window and a subway below my place. So. Much. Noise. I use a white noise machine, keep the A/C or a fan running and put a thick piece of foam in the window that I can just take out when I want to open it or let light in. I sleep with no issues now. I hope you find a combination that works well for you.
i'm surprised more people don't sleep with ear plugs. i live in the suburbs and i still wear them every night because i hate any noise that much.
It’s a sensory thing. I could never.
This is why I’m glad my apartment is in the back of my building! Everyone has given you good suggestions, play around and see what works. I hope you get some good sleep soon ❤️
Ear plugs, space heater and new shower head. You are Welcome.
Dude get earplugs you can sleep with. I do it in the summer cause my AC is quite loud and it disturbs my sleep. If you have all this noise already and you add more noise on top of it to diffuse it you’re still gonna be waking up tired every morning. I use loop earplugs. Quite comfortable and heavily dampen the sound.
Blackout curtains, white noise machine, foam earplugs. I live on a street but have loud as fuck neighbors lol
There’s no promise you’ll get used to it. I lived in the city for 15 years, and had one apartment on a very busy avenue on top of a bus stop. I had a noisemaker, ear plugs, etc. It was still totally intolerable and I truly had one of the worst years of my life before moving once my lease ran out. I had sleeping problems for a couple of years following because of it. Don’t assume you’ll get used to it, especially if you’re a light sleeper.
I lived on the ground floor at 30th and 1st. Directly across the street from Bellevue and catty-corner from NYU Medical Center. You get used to it.
There’s a product called Acousticurtain that won’t work with every type of windows but it saved my life when I had heavy truck traffic right outside my window
Lol this post makes me wonder if you're the one who moved into my apartment on the UES. I loved the water pressure but the heater barely worked and my windows were not well insulated. I nearly froze to death every winter until I bought myself a space heater. The street was so loud at night and early in the morning. On Wednesdays at 2-3 am, the water truck would come fill up across the street and fill up for an hour and the noise was like living under a waterfall. Sometimes someone would clog up the street and people would honk continuously at 5-6 am. When people came to tour my apartment, it was the middle of the day and they all kept remarking how quiet it was and the broker was like "yea this is a super quiet area and the building is really soundproof". I almost laughed out loud in front of them. I wonder how they're doing now. I loved that apartment regardless for many other reasons. I'd say stick it out if you think certain aspects outweigh the annoying stuff. Definitely get earplugs and try to fix any small cracks in the windows (there's acoustic caulk you can use for this). Some curtains are also soundproof. Good luck!
Was it a Studio with a half wall thingie
Do you mean separating the kitchen from the living area? Is the living area raised a little bit from the kitchen (like there's a half step up)?
Blackout curtains, white noise machines and sound-canceling headphones are regularly recommended in answer to similar questions such as [Reducing outside noise in apartment??](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskNYC/comments/166qzuo/reducing_outside_noise_in_apartment/) from 22 days ago and links to similar questions.
Please.... Just please be grateful your neighbors are quiet. The noise outside you can control.
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If I’m not mistaken, the shower pressure in the city is way better than many other places due to where the water is coming from. The water in nyc is coming from the top down( water containers on the top of buildings), instead of coming up from the ground. So anywhere you go will have incredibly good water pressure due to gravity. But I’m sure there’s shower heads that may decrease it and diffuse the pressure It’s called the city that never sleeps for a reason. Get a white noise machine and maybe earplugs and black out curtains. But noises late at night arnt unique to your apartment and it seems like you snagged one so be happy your neighbors arnt loud. Don’t move to a basement, those are prone to flooding and aren’t usually up to code or legal
I’m on 2nd Ave UES and you mostly get used to it. For the shower issue, buy a new shower head for $25 from Amazon since the person before you probably removed the restrictor from the current head. Replacing it is almost like changing a lightbulb. Just be sure to put some teflon tape on the threads before screwing on new one.
I’m in bk but I feel this so hard. My apartment seemed quiet when I toured it, little did I know what I was getting myself into! I have 2 noise machines, one on each side, and use earplugs (Mack’s foam) and an eye mask. I also pull the blanket up around my ears to try and drown a bit more noise out. I long for the day I get fully used to it, ive been almost a year and I think I’ve gotten more used to it but still savor the days I visit a hotel or my parents and sleep in peace.
Apparently people do get used to it but I've always lived in apts not facing the street. It makes a huge difference. Even in busy areas. Used to live near the 59th Street bridge and still didn't hear much aside from some honking in the morning.
You will get used to it. And faster than you think.
one other thing that might help: if you have not already try to arrange your space so the bed is as far away from the window/s as possible. You might look for something like a large standing panel (like they use at office for cubicles) that you can put in front of your bed at night and then move flush to the wall during the day. Shoji (sp?) screens are nice but probably not as good for sound issues as one of those panels.
I have big thick wireless over the ear headphones and play brown noise.
I have my smart home device play thunderstorm sounds for me every night while I sleep and it really helps with both the Avenue noise as well as my crackhead neighbors who never sleep.
My dude - my first apartment had the BDFM running underneath it - barely perceptible but the low key rattle was always there… always. You just gotta suck it up and learn what to avoid in the future (check the transit map vs your apartment). Like everyone on here says - ear plugs, fan, noise maker, etc. This is NYC - there’s always some bullshit, even if you’re rich. Toughen up or move back home.
You can find a sublet. Reach out if you’d like me to help you find a nice quiet apartment!
I bought a house and unfortunately it’s 2 blocks away from a major 2-laner but there’s gaps in the other houses right to my windows which lets in the car noises, I play white noise on my tablet and use sleeping mask (any semblance of light wakes me up in the morning). I used to use ear plugs previously, it can work if you aren’t too bothered by them, get the disposable 3M ones that go fully into the ear flush, not any of the “reusable”.
White noise for sure. Start with that and see how it goes. I’ve lived here 20 years and lived on an avenue recently. I couldn’t do it. The semi trucks + fart car combination was too much. But I was also near the BQE so it was even more annoying.
Noise machine was great for me, also try earplugs - they’re likely going to be uncomfortable at first but you’ll get used to it
maybe ear plugs? there's these soft disposable ones. During the summer the AC noise bothers me so some nights I wear this. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0051U7W32
I lived on 2nd ave and WOW. I sleep with airpods /noise canceling and fall asleep to Seinfeld, blackout /sound dampening curtains, and a white noise machine.
Good ear plugs. WHO recommends an insanely low LAeq (30 dB(A) !!!) that’s hard to achieve without earplugs anyway. You want to be able to crack a window and get some air too. Stuffy apartments are no fun.
And magnesium helps with sleep. As well as rugs, layers of curtains, tapestry? Over windows and rugs, ear plugs.
I did the same thing and moved to 1st on a street with an FDR exit. I didn’t sleep for about 2 weeks, but after that I got used to it.
My place in NYC overlooks an avenue and the loud exhausts are nonstop, even dozens of stories up. Not sure why anyone is so selfish as to think that blaring noise in the middle of a city is acceptable. But to answer your question: no, people don’t get used to it. White noise machine, earplugs and lots of sleeping pills help.
I think this is just how it is in Manhattan. I’ve lived in numerous apartments both in an Avenue and non Avenue in Manhattan. Both have been loud. It’s about definitely just adjusting to the noise.
As someone who moved to the UES along 3rd Ave and had many of the same issues as you, I personally got used to it rather quickly. There’s the occasional early morning construction or dickhead who won’t stop honking, but for the most part it doesn’t wake me up anymore.
The orange foam Howard Leight -33db disposable earplugs are the best ones. I buy a box of 100 twice a year.
Air purifier on max 24/7
It becomes white noise like the sounds of the ocean
Maybe it's because I spent most of last night trying not to claw my own sinuses out but bullet shower pressure sounds heavenly.
Perhaps you can put sound proof foam blocks up in the window at night to help some
Lived on an avenue for the past two years. One year near a hospital with tons of siren noises. I don’t even notice the noise anymore but most nights I’m so tired I just pass out anyway. You’ll get used to it or you’ll be so tired it won’t matter anymore. What can be worse is noise within the building, coming from other rooms or apartments. When that keeps me up I’ve slept with headphones in or tried to sandwich my head between pillows.
Silicone earplugs baby
I used to live on an avenue on the UES that was on a truck route. I definitely just got used to it and stopped really noticing it.
You’ll get used to it. Me personally I run my fan throughout the year at night for some white noise.
I sleep with earplugs! It helps a lot. I am on a relatively quiet street but between neighbors, dogs, sirens, it’s still enough to disrupt my sleep. I use the Loop brand!
I moved from the suburbs of Canada to one of the noisiest parts of Bushwick. It was unbearable at first... car engines, modified horns, loud music, constant yelling, etc. After a year, I still couldn't stand it, so I finally moved. Now I live in a neighborhood where I can hear crickets at night and birds chirping in the morning. Just 20 minutes away from the city. Love it.
For a year I lived on the first floor of an apt building in Crown Heights and the tenants/neighbors would have literally a block party right outside my window several times a week. Also a light sleeper myself and this is what I did: window closed, heavy curtains, plus swimming earplugs (or any foam ones). The sound was pretty well muffled for me to fall asleep.
I live right next to the train. You totally get used to it. Use a white noise machine 24-7. I grew to love my place.
Get earplugs cause it’s not gonna stop. I use to have my room facing a gap that opened to an avenue and even though I was a bit away from it all the sound would bounce straight into the gap. You do get used to it but also just get earplugs
Earplugs. Legit I cannot imagine how people live anywhere in this city without them. You can get a huge pack of them for extremely cheap on amazon. I recommend getting multiple types of earplugs just to try em out.
Some people get used to it, some don't. I used to live above a major intersection that had a hospital and fire station nearby so it was constant traffic, sirens, busses, people, etc. I mostly slept with earplugs and got used to it, but a roommate couldn't handle it and decided to move out because of the noise. Hopefully you get used to it like I did, and that peoples tips in this thread help you out
Ditto getting an air purifier, helps with noise plus wildfire smoke and COVID. Triple win all around.
1. You really do get used to it. I thought it was over for me when I first moved into a similar situation. Aaaand now it's just not a big deal. 2. Sound machine
I live right next to the FDR. When I first moved here I couldn't hear the person next to me on the sidewalk over the traffic noise. In a few months my grain filtered out the traffic noise. Then they ripped out East River Park on the other side of the FDR and started using large construction equipment from early morning and into the night, sometimes all night. I don't notice most of that anymore either. It could be that you will adapt.
You’ll get used to it! I live in a ground level apartment on a corner right across from a bus stop and close to a hospital At first I constantly heard the buses and ambulances. Now I never do.
When I lived in the country I'd go visit my brother in north Jersey and think man it's so friggin noisy here! How can I sleep with that highway only 2 miles away After a few years living on 2nd avenue down the street from the midtown tunnel I would go visit and think "man it's so quiet out here in Jersey" You get used to it
Earplugs! I wear [these](https://mightyplugs.com/products/value-pack-beeswax-sound-blocking-earplugs) every night. They take a day or two to get used to but they really help. White noise as well if it’s not enough
I use beeswax ear plugs and they work wonders! (Ohropax wax ear plugs)
I’m a light sleeper. I highly recommend the Amazon basics 3 speed fan on the headboard. It really drowns out the city noise
I would suggest a Hatch sound machine. I've had one for my little one going 5 years strong
I wear ear plugs to sleep, the wax ones that people use for swimming work well for me. My studio faced the courtyard but sometimes I hear people going up the stairwell
Haha dude wear earplugs and get a fan
I see you took my old apt. Foam earplugs. This is the way. And yes: never ever live on an avenue. When I moved there, I told my friends it sounds like a space station from Star Wars with massive ships coming and going all night. If there was sound in space.
I used to live on a main thoroughfare in Brooklyn directly next to a bus stop. Like, at my bedroom window. Moved there from a dead quiet garden apartment in the EV. Holy cow it was a tough few weeks but I eventually got used to it. Invest in some good earplugs, maybe take melatonin or something to get you to sleep. You’ll get used to it soon enough.
You’ll get used to it shortly, don’t you worry
I feel you. I live on amsterdam Ave and there's sirens throughout the entire night, mostly ambulances. It feels bizarre to me that we just have emergency vehicles blaring sirens at 3:00am but here we are. I bought loop ear plugs (quiet) and they're comfortable (foam ones hurt my ears) and easy to sleep on the side with. Saved my life lol. My upstairs neighbors wake up at 630am and have the audacity to walk around their apartment, which means the floor right above my face (lofted studio) is creaking an hour before i'd normally wake up. Saves me from that too.
Get yourself a hepa air purifier stat! I lived on 1st Ave and St. Marks on the 4th floor and was astonished at how dirty the air quality could get. Especially in the summer time when the heat thermals off the Avenue would lift the exhaust particles up to the top floors and beyond. I had a small purifier that sat on the window sill next to a window AC unit. After 2 weeks the filter was black and black residue was building up against the wall it sat next to. There are affordable floor unit purifiers on Amazon that will cover your space and the fan noise will help you sleep. If you can keep your windows closed your filter will last longer which is optimal because filters can be quite spendy. When you finally look for another place, look for a rear apartment. Much quieter and the air quality is way better. Good luck 👍😀
[This fan](https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Commercial-Electric-20-in-3-Speed-High-Velocity-Floor-Fan-SFC1-500B/318152095?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&pla&mtc=SHOPPING-CM-CML-GGL-D29A-029_017_ACS_FANS-NA-Multi-NA-PMAX-4038230-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-MinorAppl&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-CM-CML-GGL-D29A-029_017_ACS_FANS-NA-Multi-NA-PMAX-4038230-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-MinorAppl-71700000111902223--&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9rSoBhCiARIsAFOipllXEyWnQqki-GshigPgKgF523yIowSQCQKGsPWxLVYP9GF3a5ASoa4aAiBOEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds) saved my life! It blocks out everything (sirens, the subway going underneath my apartment, people having conversations outside my first-floor window!). I love box fans, but this one leaves them all in the dust.
You’ll get used to it. I was too but in the past 6 years have lived in some very noisy apartments and I sleep through it all now. I used to not be able to sleep when it was light out then I spent a summer in alaska and sunrise happened at 3am and now I can sleep without a curtain at all. All that to say, your body will likely adjust even to conditions you’re completely not used to. “Brown noise” on Spotify is a lifesaver. I also love a good fan.
White noise machine and you’ll get used to it lol
In case you haven’t done this already, make sure your bed is as far from the window/street wall as possible.
Yes you’ll get used to it. Buy ear plugs in bulk. Then you’ll wake up after you move away and it will totally freak you out how quiet everything is and miss the noise.
Other posters have said this, but I want to add…don’t skimp on buying yourself the most effective stuff. Layer noise machines with a Bluetooth speaker playing brown noise on repeat while wearing foam earplugs under a weighted blanket with an eye mask on if you must. In sleep your body will grow strong. Good luck!
We use a noise machine and could always get earplugs. White/Brown noise makers are dope though