[Taj44]

Originally Posted by memason

This issue is one of the major reasons we opted for a golf course lot...no one behind us! Not so much because we would hear others, but because we want to be able to have our TV friends over for a party and not worry about bothering our neighbors. Of course, the neighbors will be here too...

Having the gentleman over would likely not resolve anything, especially if he has hearing loss. Most likely, he would think you are hypersensitive and just grumble to himself and go back home. The TV would NOT sound loud to him and he may not even be able to hear it at all, from your house...hearing loss means just that...you can't hear like other folks.

Just a thought.... If it's simply a sleeping issue, there are lots of ways to cancel out ambient noise, when trying to sleep. We are currently living in Germany, in the heart of the city....lots of noise and activities at all hours of the night and day. We simply have a stand fan in our bedroom, which essentially eliminates all of the outside noise.

Ironically, we are struggling a little bit with all the quiet in TV! Personally, I would prefer a little more noise pollution.

Just my 2 cents and i hope you get your issue resolved soon....

Thanks, good point about the hearing. Assuming he does have a hearing loss, he won't be able to hear the tv very well from our place so he won't see it as an issue. But, I'm hoping his wife will. Her hearing seems to be fine. I'm going to attack the problem from that angle, let her know its a problem, and how can we work together to get it resolved. I'll suggest the headphones and see what happens. Other than this issue, we've not had any problems with neighbors behind us. We have a lot of landscaping, and it has a nice feeling of privacy. I'm hoping a quick chat with the neighbors will get things back to normal.

As far as quiet, things will be picking up with the arrival of the snowbirds ~ we see more and more people each day. Come February and March, I think you'll enjoy all the energy.

[K9-Lovers]

If you do make headway with the wife, the previous poster's suggestion of using headphones is a good one. Although I don't have any hearing loss, recently I got some "noise cancelling" headphones that fit over the outside of your ears to listen to meditation tapes, and boy oh boy, are they fantastic. I started using them to watch tv when my husband is sleeping and the tv never sounded so good. I even like the commercials, now. So if you can get that fella to try headphones, I know he will use them. Take some over as a gift, but get some good ones. There are some Bose or Sony at Sam's Club that fit over the ear and are noice cancelling kind and only cost $40.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by K9-Lovers

If you do make headway with the wife, the previous poster's suggestion of using headphones is a good one. Although I don't have any hearing loss, recently I got some "noise cancelling" headphones that fit over the outside of your ears to listen to meditation tapes, and boy oh boy, are they fantastic. I started using them to watch tv when my husband is sleeping and the tv never sounded so good. I even like the commercials, now. So if you can get that fella to try headphones, I know he will use them. Take some over as a gift, but get some good ones. There are some Bose or Sony at Sam's Club that fit over the ear and are noice cancelling kind and only cost $40.

I use them too, and it is incredible how lovely things sound. The music swells, the peoples footsteps go from left to right, and when Sweetie snores I can't hear it.

[graciegirl]

Taj.

Did this work out alright?

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