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Posted by Meat Plow on June 4, 2007, 11:35 pm
On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:08:17 -0700, German Jerry wrote:
> These 17 year cicada noises are driving me nuts! Maybe I have senitive
> ears. I am trying to soundproof my home as best I can and here are a
> few steps I have taken. I am open to more options:
> 1) I keep all the windows shut obviosly and run the AC.
> 2) I noticed much of the noise was coming from my fireplace since I
> have a gas log and the damper had to be clipped open (via building
> code). So I stufed the chimney with a chimney balloon and that all but
> stopped it. My glass doors did not fdo the trick on keeping the noise
> out and I even had a few of the little creepers come down the chimney
> before I put the chimney balloon plug in.
> 3) I draw the curtains. Maybe this is psycological but it seems to
> help a little
> 4) The little creepers were in my basement window wells as well so i
> got covers for those.
> 5) I have been wearing my Bose headphones around with the noise
> cancelling turned on but no music playing but they are uncomfortable
> after about 6 hours.
>
> Any other low cost options? Besides earplugs
Foam ear plugs
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