My Move is Complete

I am no longer a Manhattanite.

After living in lower Manhattan for 15 years I have made the move to my third boro: Queens.   

The one thing I dreaded was noisy neighbors and, yep, I got 'em.  I was really spoiled in my last building. We had super-thick walls and must've had concrete between floors because I hardly ever heard a peep out of anyone in my building.

But, I've got the television, the stereo, the high heeled shoes and (worst of all) the snoring of the people that live upstairs from me.

So far it seems that they quiet down after 11 p.m. -- except for the snoring that is.

All I can think is: "Hey, I'm not married to this guy, why do I have to put up with his snoring?"

That's assuming that it is indeed a guy who's snoring. 

I'm hoping that perhaps someone is having a bad cold or perhaps an allergy attack and that this isn't a common occurence. It definitely isn't as bad as the overnight construction noise in my old neighborhood or the traffic on the West Side Highway that used to "lull" me to sleep.

I'm ruling out earplugs, because I don't think they're safe to sleep with, but if you have any suggestions on how to block out the noise, feel free to jump in.

Comments

[Minky Glass]

I've been using earplugs since I moved to manhattan 16 years ago. At first I couldn't get used to the noise (I was from brooklyn) now I use it to block out "someones" snoring. I love them.

[Little Judy]

Yes, I'm really happy in my new location! I walked all over the neighborhood today just marvelling at the amount of amenities I have here and how I don't really >have< to go into the city for anything except to see friends there, or maybe to hear live music, see a show, go to a museum, that sort of thing. Oh yeah, and work of course! I don't feel like I'm missing anything...I adapt really well to new places--always have had that sense of adventure.

[Little Judy]

Those are good suggestions...I ordered some "white noise" CDs which should function like the bedside machine...but this way I can play them with headphones which should be more effective... Acoustical tiles can work, but that's an expensive move...there's also this material you can put on your ceiling and then sheetrock over that's supposed to dramatically cut the noise... I haven't heard the snoring since, so I'm hoping that it was a visitor or just something temporary. Of course, the reason I'm writing this at 6:00 a.m. is that I was woken about an hour ago by some guy screaming in the street "Marina, I love you! Marina please forgive me!" Sure, fine, I'm sure she's forgiven him and all, but >I< haven't!

[Jac]

Here's a suggestion: a bedside table sound machine, that plays the soothing sounds (waves, etc.)? Won't block the sound, but may help to dim and mute it. Oh! thats really too bad. Otherwise, are you happy in your new location? Do you feel a bit out of things, leaving Manhattan?

[Sarah]

Could you put acoustical tile on your bedroom ceiling, maybe?