Reddit reviews Pro For Sho 34dB NRR Safety Ear Protection - Special Designed Ear Muffs Lighter Weight & Maximum Hearing Protection - Standard Size, Black

One option is earplugs PLUS earmuffs like these. First put in the earplugs, then the earmuffs over the top. That's like 60-70 decibels of reduced incoming sounds. Add some white noise from an app on top of that if you really want to go for it. Really does help me to focus inwardly.

Or you know, you could just go to the library and meditate there.

This is the lowest I've ever seen these go for.

If you're seeking a cheaper option, maybe for yourself or an extra to take friends to the range with, or want some color in your life, I use these as a range officer daily.

I'm not affiliated with them, I just like their muffs. I am highly skeptical about the 34 noise-reduction rating, but with the Noisefighter gel pads, I have full confidence in my ear pro. I can't hear shit and always end up yelling at my coworkers, but it's a range, not daycare.

I frequently rely on things to adjust my hearing. Noise bothers the shit out of me.

I have a wireless bluetooth stereo headset. It connects to my phone. I can listen to music, or talk on the phone. Damn thing is awesome. Standing in line in a bank and the incessant babbling from other customers getting to you? No problem! Pop in the headphones, play Rage Against the Machine on the phone, and you are in your own little world. There is nothing like playing "This is the End" by the Doors over and over and over while shopping at Costco. It really changes the dynamic of the experience.

Or you can just shove them in your ears without music as a quick buffer against inane prattling from other humans/noisy machines.

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I've got little foam earplugs. Each is a small foam cylinder/hot dog shape. You squeeze it in your fingers, shove in ear. It expands and really blocks the sound. You might need to get used to them, but once you do they are awesome for sleeping.

You can buy bags of these cheap - like a couple of bucks. They are semi-disposable. There apparently are different grades too - I once got a hold of some industrial ones with super-sound-suppression abilities that made me feel like I was deaf. It was a little freaky at first.

Some aren't foam - they are rubber. Some people like these better I guess.

Look in health and beauty isles, tool isles, or hunters/shooters use them too.

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Speaking of shooters... I also have a few pairs of "headphone" sound suppressors. They come in all kinds of sizes and options and are a little easier to deal with than earplugs.

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There is a new generation of devices available, and more to come. They play sound BUT they have tiny microphones near your ears that pick up ambient sound. That soundwave is sent to processors that instantly invert the wave and play it back on the earbuds. This is noise cancellation.

I don't own any of these, but I've had my eye on them for some time. There are a few kickstarter ones that I may buy at some point. My hope is they would allow me to control sound with my phone. For example - I could be in a noisy restaurant and adjust the headphones to play the sound from the person I am talking to, but block out all the other noisy shit in the room. Man that would kick ass.

I use sound blocking ear muffs (like the kind that people wear when at the shooting range).

Pro For Sho 34dB Shooting Ear Protection - Special Designed Ear Muffs Lighter Weight & Maximum Hearing Protection , Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017RZ45F6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_tR7NBbKGC7DYX

You really can't expect kids to accommodate an unconventional sleep schedule. Kids are loud by nature, especially when they are playing. I only mention that because sometimes if you feel aggravated or anxious at being wronged, this can also lead to problems sleeping. In this case, I think you can assume that your neighbor is not a bad person.

As to your technology problem, have you tried using over the ear hearing protection in addition to ear plugs? They are often used to protect hearing at the shooting rate or by people who work near jet engines, etc. Something like these: https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Sho-34dB-Shooting-Protection/dp/B017RZ45F6

The other thing you could try is a noise machine or loud box fan to obscure outside noise.

>I'll order some locks from Home Depot

Good plan. I mean, if all you do is sit on your fanny all day while your wife does everything while you bitch about how she does it, that's about as lazy and unmotivated as you can get. The likelihood that he'll have the ooomf to drive 2 days or organize other transportation is remote. Unless of course his parents get sick of him and don't wish to finance his shitty lifestyle, he might come looking for what he thinks of as another meal ticket.

Also, if he decides to come banging on the door at 2 a.m., maybe some good hearing protection to help ignore him. I use these when I'm skeet shooting and let me tell you, they work great ;)

Honestly though, I just don't understand your (soon to be ex) husband. I like playing games occasionally, but almost always it's a social event in the same room with my two best friends. Like, there's always something to do. Stuff catches my eye and I do things - the other week I was cutting some wood in my back yard and there was a dead sapling, about 1 " diameter and pretty straight. A couple of days later I have a stained and varnished walking stick with a paracord handle. I can't imagine sitting on your butt 24/7 and not involving yourself in a variety of things, but that's just me.

I'm curious, were there signs of him becoming an entitled leech when you guys were dating or was it like a switch flipped when he got comfortable?

I own these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017RZ45F6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They're okay

Ear defenders designed for shooting ranges. I don't hear a damned thing.