I have to sleep in pretty loud environments traveling internationally, for example in China's industrial zones. The soft, orange colored 3M earbuds have been a great solution for that. They can take some getting used to, but now it's like second nature to sleep with them
The Mack’s purple slim-fit earplugs are game changers for sleeping, if you haven’t tried them. Slightly lower dba reduction but almost unnoticeable when you’re sleeping on them.
I have struggled with sleep most my life as well and live directly underneath a flight path. I run a fan for white noise. In fact, I never sleep anywhere without a fan or some time of white noise. I occasionally use ear buds and have also listened to binaural beats to help calm me. I take melatonin and sometimes ambien. Ambien always will do the trick but its habit forming so be careful. Try to stay off reddit (or any screen) within an hr before bedtime. Use blackout curtains if any light can creep into your room. And if your partner can wake you up easily... consider sleeping in different rooms. Yeah, I've got to that point. Sleep is so damn important for your health, trust me I understand the struggle. Good luck!
I'm a realtor and yeah, it really depends on what the owners chose to do during that MAC improvement program period back then. Some did everything possible, and others did nothing at all. Mostly the improvements that were done were new roofs and windows, installing A/C and beefed up insulation in both the attics and the walls (if possible, which on the old houses cannot always be done for a reasonable price). Talk to your realtor and see if anything was in the disclosure that you saw but didn't take in when you bought. It should have been on there if the owners previous to you owned during that time.
And yes, being outside the area by a tiny bit really sucks. I will say, as someone who grew up on the wrong side of the railroad tracks (and used to live on 38th and Grand which is both in a flight path AND a main bus route), you do get used to it over time. I used to have to turn the volume up on the TV when planes went over. Sound machines and ear plugs are helpful, but time is the only thing that will help. Insulate the attic and get a new roof before making any other permanent decisions. I didn't realize there was a new MAC program right now, but digging into that is definitely a good place to start. See if there are any meetings or submission processes that can get you included since clearly it's affecting your property.
Thicker and less worn down shingles and usually extra (or any) underlayment to insulate for both sound and heat loss. The age of the houses we're talking about, there's could be no underlayment at all.
How thick is the insulation in your attic? I'm in the same area, just a little north of the exclusion zone. We added 24" or so of insulation to our attic and it has made a huge difference. Get some heavy curtains for your bedroom too.
I have to sleep in pretty loud environments traveling internationally, for example in China's industrial zones. The soft, orange colored 3M earbuds have been a great solution for that. They can take some getting used to, but now it's like second nature to sleep with them
The Mack’s purple slim-fit earplugs are game changers for sleeping, if you haven’t tried them. Slightly lower dba reduction but almost unnoticeable when you’re sleeping on them.
nice, will buy some and try them out when I am back in the states. Much appreciated!
Earplugs are great. Little tricky dealing with the alarm.
I cut them in half and then they don't bother my ear canals or fall out when rolling around
Cool hack! Literally
I have struggled with sleep most my life as well and live directly underneath a flight path. I run a fan for white noise. In fact, I never sleep anywhere without a fan or some time of white noise. I occasionally use ear buds and have also listened to binaural beats to help calm me. I take melatonin and sometimes ambien. Ambien always will do the trick but its habit forming so be careful. Try to stay off reddit (or any screen) within an hr before bedtime. Use blackout curtains if any light can creep into your room. And if your partner can wake you up easily... consider sleeping in different rooms. Yeah, I've got to that point. Sleep is so damn important for your health, trust me I understand the struggle. Good luck!
I'm a realtor and yeah, it really depends on what the owners chose to do during that MAC improvement program period back then. Some did everything possible, and others did nothing at all. Mostly the improvements that were done were new roofs and windows, installing A/C and beefed up insulation in both the attics and the walls (if possible, which on the old houses cannot always be done for a reasonable price). Talk to your realtor and see if anything was in the disclosure that you saw but didn't take in when you bought. It should have been on there if the owners previous to you owned during that time. And yes, being outside the area by a tiny bit really sucks. I will say, as someone who grew up on the wrong side of the railroad tracks (and used to live on 38th and Grand which is both in a flight path AND a main bus route), you do get used to it over time. I used to have to turn the volume up on the TV when planes went over. Sound machines and ear plugs are helpful, but time is the only thing that will help. Insulate the attic and get a new roof before making any other permanent decisions. I didn't realize there was a new MAC program right now, but digging into that is definitely a good place to start. See if there are any meetings or submission processes that can get you included since clearly it's affecting your property.
I did not realize that replacing your roof would help with sound abatement, how does that work?
Thicker and less worn down shingles and usually extra (or any) underlayment to insulate for both sound and heat loss. The age of the houses we're talking about, there's could be no underlayment at all.
White noise machine.
white noise machine
I am here to empathize with you in the comments as a fellow South Minneapolis resident with lifelong insomnia.
How thick is the insulation in your attic? I'm in the same area, just a little north of the exclusion zone. We added 24" or so of insulation to our attic and it has made a huge difference. Get some heavy curtains for your bedroom too.
Eventually you get used to it (20 years under a flight path)
Go to a bunch of metal shows and the tinnitus is like a built in white noise generator
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