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Which soundproofing products actually work? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 3 weeks ago by mmyu@lemmy.zip to c/autism@lemmy.world
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I'm autistic with relatively high sound sensitivity. I'm wondering if another autistic person in this community used any soundproofing in an apartment that actually reduced noise coming from a busy street. There are a lot of different products out there and I don't want to buy something that doesn't work.

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[-] katinahat@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Ugh, I agree the lack of noise regulations is a serious issue no one talks about. I moved away from the city in large part because it was always loud. Pretty sure I got tinnitus from years of daily earplug and headphone use, too.

Nowadays, I always sleep with a fan on for noise, and if that’s not enough then I play this. Doesn’t block everything out, but really helps reduce my irritation. https://youtu.be/hXetO_bYcMo

[-] uniquethrowagay@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

Even for non-autistic people, constant noise is very unhealthy. I don't understand why nobody seems to talk about that.

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