Noise-Reducing Tips

To keep noise to a minimum in your home, or to protect your hearing if you must be in a noisy environment, try these tips from the previous Sixwise.com article "Noise Pollution: How Bad is it, How Bad Could it Get, What are the Effects?":

• Wear earplugs in noisy places
• Turn down the volume on radios, personal headsets and TVs
• Try muting your TV during the commercials, or leaving it off all together and reading a book instead
• Sound-treat your home by putting heavy curtains on windows, rugs on the floors and sealing all air leaks
• Consider adding acoustical tile to your ceilings and walls
• Put on some light music, like the Pure Relaxation CD, to buffer outside noise that you can't control
• Use sound-blocking headphones to listen to music/TV without the disturbance of outside noises, and without disturbing those around you
• Look for quieter home appliances
• Take a drive in a rural area to escape city noise for a day