I've had to deal with this on a few occasions myself. While in the Marines, I was kept in the barracks for 5 years and I suffered a few of those years before I really dedicated some time to finding a solution.
I first tired white noise, but like samzenpus my brain would never be at ease; constantly thinking "I wonder what that noise was" or "this guy has the nerve to make all of this noise. I should go punch him in the mouth."
Also, I worked at a rifle range, so there were ear plugs readily available, but the best pair I found are called Hearos and they can be found at Target. I'm sure there are even better ear plugs out there, but you always have to wonder if that's safe. What if there's a fire?
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I've had to deal with this on a few occasions myself. While in the Marines, I was kept in the barracks for 5 years and I suffered a few of those years before I really dedicated some time to finding a solution.
I first tired white noise, but like samzenpus my brain would never be at ease; constantly thinking "I wonder what that noise was" or "this guy has the nerve to make all of this noise. I should go punch him in the mouth."
Also, I worked at a rifle range, so there were ear plugs readily available, but the best pair I found are called Hearos and they can be found at Target. I'm sure there are even better ear plugs out there, but you always have to wonder if that's safe. What if there's a fire?