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This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. There is nothing worse than waking up freezing in the middle of the night. But for light sleepers, the alternative is almost as bad: waking up because your cheap space heater just kicked on with a loud … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I love my morning green smoothie. But I hate the sound of a jet engine going off in my kitchen at 6:00 AM. Standard blenders are incredibly loud, clocking in at around 80-90 Decibels. To put that … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I have terrible seasonal allergies. In the spring, I physically cannot sleep without an air purifier running next to my bed. But for years, I had to make a choice: Wake up with a stuffy nose or … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I never realized how loud my computer mouse was until I started working late at night. In a quiet room, that constant click-click-click sounds like a staple gun. It drove my partner crazy, and honestly, it started … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I love my white noise machine. But I don’t love packing it for a one-night business trip. Sometimes, your phone is the only tool you have. If you search the App Store for “White Noise,” you will … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I started my podcast in a spare bedroom with bare walls and hardwood floors. It sounded terrible. When you record in an untreated room, your microphone doesn’t just hear you; it hears the room. It hears the … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I am a night owl. I do my best writing at 2:00 AM. But there was a problem: My old mechanical keyboard sounded like a machine gun. Every time I hit the spacebar, the “CLACK” echoed through … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. If you live in an apartment, you know the struggle. You turn off the lights to sleep, but you can still see a bright beam of light coming from the hallway under your front door. And where … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I have a love-hate relationship with earplugs. I love the silence, but I hate the pressure. As a side sleeper, sticking a piece of foam in my ear and then pressing it against a pillow usually means … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I will be honest with you: The first time I bought “soundproof curtains” from Amazon, I was disappointed. I hung them up, expecting my street noise to vanish. It didn’t. The truck engine outside was just as … Read more