Recently I have had to live in a building with severe noise issues, and running appropriately EQed white noise on my speaker helped mask it and maintain at least some sanity and sleep. The mynoise app might not be the fanciest but it does exactly what it says without fail or frills, and works across devices. I don’t think I knew who made it when I bought it, but this story put a face on the app. When someone attacks…
I had long-term noise issues with the tenant directly above me. Periodically complaining to the office got sympathy but little else. Then I created a iOs shortcut that sent a templated email to my landlord each time I told Siri "Loud neighbors." I was surprised at the effectiveness of 3 - 4 emails a week. I suspect it is one thing to shoosh someone while ushering them out of your office. It's another to have to respo…
I lived in a situation with a noisy tenant previously. It was loud bang noises of something falling in the middle of the night, with very thin floors. In my infinite wisdom I decided to move instead of sorting it out, and traded that at least potentially negotiable situation for an inflexible yearly tenancy contract on an apartment that cost 3x more to rent with what turned to be a noisy lift that building management could not care less about despite complaints. (Silver lining, at least noise EQs more easily to cover the constant rumble.)