Soundproofing

thomasparker430

how can I soundproof my bed? I was thinking about getting a curtain rail and putting it around my bed and getting soundproof curtains. Will this work? I don’t really want to spend a lot of money and my DIY skills are rubbish 

FreeBear

What sort of noise are you trying to cut down on ?

The type of noise and the source makes a big difference to the sort of insulation and installation methods.

thomasparker430

Just a tv and a communal door being slammed

AskAsk

it is very difficult to sound proof.  i would just use earplugs.

jamesperrett

I'd agree with AskAsk. I could certainly build you a soundproof booth to go around your bed but I think you might find it oppressive. Curtains, even acoustic curtains, will do very little for soundproofing - they're mainly used for deadening the sound of a room.

Soot2006

Absolutely use earplugs. I used to hate the idea and couldn't sleep with them, but I did a bit of reading around online and found out how many different shapes and materials of earplugs exist. Once I found a type that suited me = WOW!! Pure bliss at night ...

goldfinches

Can you give a bit more detail about the noise and how it is travelling to your ears? 
For instance is the communal door that is being slammed outside or inside your home and is the noise travelling to you through one or more closed doors?
In the past I've managed to reduce the noise coming into my home quite considerably by various means but think if you could give more specifics that there are probably others reading who could help you too. 

Homer_home

Self closer on the communal door would help for starters 

Turn the telly off?

AskAsk

Soot2006 said:

Absolutely use earplugs. I used to hate the idea and couldn't sleep with them, but I did a bit of reading around online and found out how many different shapes and materials of earplugs exist. Once I found a type that suited me = WOW!! Pure bliss at night ...

i have very sensitive hearing and i need absolute silence to sleep, so i use 3M foam ear plugs and i can't sleep without them on.  you get used to them and you don't notice when they are on, but you certainly notice when they are not on 

Euripides19

Also interested in this. Will follow with keen interest.

iwilson16

Specialist hearing-aid shops will also do custom fit ear plugs.   These are moulded exactly to your ear, and cut everything out.  They are not cheap.  Mine were £80 a number of yars ago.