Neighbours oxygen tank

Another vote for Loop earplugs. You can buy ones you wear in the daytime as well as total noise blocking nighttime ones

We ran a dehumidifier then we couldn’t hear the neighbours o2.
or leave the bathroom fan on?

Go knock on the door and tell them…. If not, earplugs.

We had this with my neighbour. Plus alarms going off because he had sleep apnea. Happened for years and we just got used to it because other than that we literally never heard him and he was the perfect neighbour.

Sadly he died recently so no more oxygen noises but no more perfect neighbour 😞

If you don't like things in your ears (I don't), you could try the headband things with little built in speakers.

They go over your ears but not in the tight way of headphones.

I like to listen to an audio book on a timer falling asleep but my husband hates it. I couldn't get on with anything else but this is nice and lose fitting (and blue tooth) and doesn't hurt my ears like headphones.

Might be easier to nod off with other noise to focus on.

White noise machine and/or earplugs. Obviously they can't do anything about it but as someone similarly awful about noises when they sleep I get it's also like torture for you!

I would ask which room the tank is in at night as you've not noticed a noise before now, but recently the popping is more noticeable. Maybe they've switched bedrooms? There could be a way one or both of you could rearrange furniture to block the noise so it's less disturbing. It would also hopefully prompt them to check the tank is working as it should be. My adjoining neighbour is on an oxygen tank sometimes, but I'm fortunate enough to not hear it. I have no doubt she would be fine with me bringing it to her attention if it was interrupting my sleep on a regular basis though. In the same way she has spoken to other neighbours before when they've been noisy at unsociable times and disturbed her sleep.

Try having a loud clock in your room. It'll bug you for a couple of nights then you start tuning it out and hopefully the pops as well as its a similar sound.

I would mention it though as it really shouldn't be making that sound and personally if my life were being supported by a machine I'd not want someone to ignore a possible fault with it for the sake of politeness.

Op your getting a hard time on here. Realistically how many people would want ti sleep with ear plugs in. That can't be that comfortable either.

Just think if the noise is bugging you it must also be bugging him and his wife. Unless your hearing it because its vibrating through the floor.

Sound has two ways of transmitting, airborne like the noise from tv and impact something vibrating on the floor or against a wall, sitting it on a bit of insulation board would solve the issue

I think I'd bring it up gently, "Hi how are you and Bob doing? ....... I know he needs his machine, its really loud, it must be disturbing your sleep too......, I wonder if it would be worth trying to sit it on something to muffle the noise or maybe get the supplier to check if its needing serviced"

You don't need to go to them all guns blazing a normal sympathic chat is more likely to get results.

There’s 3 on that bus then 😆

These are really good
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Loop earplugs. It might also be annoying for the person on oxygen and their family so you could suggest loop earplugs for them too.

@HÆLTHEPAIN that's all I've got. Pished

And?

Hi op,
If you try earplugs and they don't work, do not give up on them. There are many different types and you need to find the ones that work best for you.
I started with the waxed kind, they work brilliantly, block out almost all noise.
i did combine the usage of them with a sliding lock on my bedroom door, as I just didn't feel safe, didn't hear anything but my pulse (also takes getting used to).
After a while (year or so) they might irritate your ears/hearing. On to the next.
Headphones are hard to sleep with.

I absolutely empathise. Last time I was in hospital (anaphylaxis, thankfully not too extreme, throat was closing, tho), there was a really sick lady in the next bed and every time her heart slowed-very frequently-the machine she was attached to beeped. I took nothing cos I was getting distressed. Wish I’d taken headphones, I used to listen to music to go to sleep years ago, had a particular song (Adele, Hello) that I trained myself to fall asleep to. Can you try that?

Yep

What's actually making the noise? Just wondering what the popping is. Vibrations would be fairly easy to try and quieten by putting it on a mat or whatever. But why is the popping so loud?

I agree 100 per cent. OP is not berating her neighbours and has shown empathy. She's just on here looking for advice as to how she might make things better.

Some people have advised her to move bedrooms or to invest in soundproofing. You can only do that if you have the space and the money to pay someone to help you move around furniture or to soundproof.

No idea why you’re getting so much grief OP. There are some absolute twats on here. I’d love to know how all the people having a go at you would fair if they were constantly affected by an intrusive noise. Especially if it affected their sleep too. It’s irrelevant where the noise is coming from.

And those having a go at you also seem to lack comprehension because it’s not like you’re slagging the neighbours off or having a go at them; you know they can’t help it, hence asking what you can do yourself to make things easier.

I’ve no extra advice regarding that other than to say ignore the sanctimonious arses having a go at you.

I wouldn't put up with it, if he on the phone to the oxygen company so yes, the wife is putting up with it. You can be grateful and still not be able to cope with the noise. Perhaps she's too overwhelmed to make a fuss to the o2 company, or it doesn't bother them. Either is fine, op isn't asking them to take any action

Well there's not much you can do. You can't ask them to switch it off and I can't see any other solutions that anyone could possibly come up with. What outcome are you looking for? Your only option really is to move 🤷‍♀️

Op has specifically said she doesn't know how to deal with it and asked for ideas, no where has she mentioned then having to do anything

Your first paragraph 🤦🏻‍♀️ wtf

Why should one persons needs trump another ones?

They need oxygen but you need to have a good nights sleep and noise is disturbing you.

I have every sympathy for someone who needs an oxygen machine but I also sympathise with the op.

The reason for the noise is irrelevant, it's s disturbance.

Maybe the neighbour would be upset to know the machine is a nuisance to their neighbour but I understand it's tricky talking to them about it.

I wouldn't wear ear plugs you could possibly miss the sound of a fire alarm or an important phone call.