Elderly neighbour increasingly loud TV...

[Greenartywitch]

I live in a mid terrace house and I have a neighbour in her 90s who lives alone.

I did not have any issues for the first two years but for the past few weeks her TV, which she has against the partition wall, is ridiculously loud and has become a nuisance.

I wrote her a note to let her know there was an issue. It got better for a few days but tonight it is back to being unbearable and I can hear every word of the programme she is watching.

What would you do in that situation?

She has carers coming a few times a week to help with cleaning but she is still sound of mind and quite independent.

What would you do next? write another note? speak to her directly? try to speak to the carers?

All of the above...

I have tried my own tv with headphones on but tonight I can still hear her TV even with the headphones on and frankly although I had sympathy for her because of her age, now I have just had enough.

She needs a remote speaker.

But maybe she needs someone to set it up for her.

Basically stop using the tv speaker and get one that she can put nearer her bed.

There are a number of different ways of doing it, and if she is friendly and reasonable she should see sense in coming up with a solution that allows her to watch tv without upsetting you.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Speakers-TV/s?k=Wireless+Speakers+for+TV

If it’s not early morning or late night I’m not sure what you can realistically do. Presumably she has the TV at the level she needs to hear it. No different to having noisy children next door, really.

Can you soundproof your side at all?

She may be hard of hearing. Could you ask to visit her, take her some flowers or cake and explain that her tv gets louder and louder and you’re worried she needs a hearing test.

She probably doesn't realise how loud it is for you. Maybe her hearing aids need adjusting or need new batteries, although not sure the carers will help with that. Does she have any family you can speak to?

Could you help her move her TV so it's not against your wall. I know it's annoying but she's in her 90s and will be limited to what she can do without help from you or someone else.

she could also use the subtitles, that helps a huge amount, the volume can be much lower as the combination of sight and sound works well.

Go and talk to her, get to know her, she is your neighbour, work together on it if you can.
Offer help wiht tech if you are able.

Dad always mentioned his mum would have the tv so loud it would move across the room!!!

If she's anything like my mum she really needs hearing aids but is absolutely adamant there is nothing wrong with her hearing even though she's been prescribed aids and you can hear the tv in a back room standing outside the front door. If she doesn't hear the phone it's not because the tv is too loud then obviously it must be faulty and doesn't always ring. If you find a solution please pass it on to me because I've tried everything with her.

Thanks everyone for the feedback!

She is a nice lady so I will try to speak to her and offer help if she needs it with trying to find a solution.