This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a commission. If you have a bedroom above your garage, you know the sound. Someone comes home late, hits the button, and the entire floor shakes. It sounds like a roller coaster track rattling directly under your bed. That … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I refuse to drink pre-ground coffee. But I also refuse to be the most hated person in my house at 6:00 AM. A standard cheap coffee grinder is essentially a blender without a lid. It screams at … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. There is a special place in my “Bad List” for the guy who fires up a gas leaf blower at 7:00 AM on a Saturday. Gas blowers are obnoxiously loud (often 100+ dB) and emit a high-pitched … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I love riding, but I hate the ringing in my ears after a long highway trip. Most riders do not realize that at 60 mph, wind turbulence inside a helmet can reach 100 dB. That is loud … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a commission. Flying with kids is stressful. The engine roar, the cabin pressure, and the boredom can lead to meltdowns before you even take off. Most parents hand their child an iPad, but standard earbuds are dangerous for young … 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 without central air, summer nights are brutal. You have two bad choices: Sweat in silence, or freeze next to a portable AC that sounds like a jet engine taking off. Standard … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I have a small home office that gets hot in the afternoon. For years, I used a cheap plastic fan from the grocery store. It kept me cool, but the constant whirrrr-click-whirrrr was audible on every conference … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. There is nothing worse than the “morning after” ringing in your ears. If you leave a concert with ringing ears, you have done permanent damage. This is the beginning of Tinnitus. But wearing standard foam earplugs ruins … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I used to step off a plane feeling exhausted, even if I just sat in a chair for 4 hours. I realized it wasn’t the sitting; it was the noise. Airplane cabins run at a constant 85 … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. Winter air ruins my sleep. I wake up with a dry throat and itchy eyes. But fixing the dry air usually means dealing with a loud, gurgling machine on the nightstand. The constant buzz-drip-glug is almost worse … Read more