Neighbours oxygen tank

[Tevion1213]

I'm not one to complain and I am usually tolerant but the distinct popping noise from upstairs neighbours oxygen tank is irritating me so much. They are on 17 hours of oxygen so it's going all through the night. I know it's a medical need and don't know how to deal with this.
Its 3 pops followed by a final louder one and it's constant. Anybody please

They don't need to go to the expense of re-carpeting the floor. A cheap bit of insulation board under the machine should do it - if it is the vibration of the machine itself.

Better soundproofing during development could be used to reduce noise transfer between levels. There are also ways to retrofit soundproofing but it would be an expense for the OP that she shouldn’t need to pay.

Can you switch the room you sleep in to the other side away from the room with the tank in? Ear plugs… play music etc.

This is really odd but it works for me too. I can sleep with the window open - I'm on a street, with a deafening church across the way. My fan isn't even noisy, it must be soothing somehow.

@Tevion1213, your neighbour's wife must be suffering as well! I second having a word with the delivery guy and carers.

A thought for the pearl clutchers if I may be so bold - imagine yourself in the following hypothetical situation:

Toria's driving her car along the road. Not fast, got the limiter set to 32mph as per the posted speed limit.. and she falls asleep. Only for two seconds, not long enough even for the fancy car tech to respond, but just long enouBANG

Oops. just long enough to go straight through the red light at the Toucan crossing you just stepped on to it seems. By some miracle you're entirely unscathed, as is Toria.

The precious bag of shopping you had in your hand though? That's gone, like gone gone. it's nothing more than a red splat on the bonnet and a pungent smell of iron/copper that'll haunt your dreams forevermore. Then she pokes her head out the window and says:

"Oh my god I'm so sorry, that's totally my faul.. yeah, my bad, sorry. I must have fell asleep at the wheel, but it's all good - I've not slept in 12 days straight, and a girl's gotta get her beauty sleep whenever she can, right? Nah, it's just my neighbours, they've got this machine that runs all night and keeps us awake, but it's all good 'cause it's "life saving"... I know, the irony, right? Anyway hun, do me a favour woman to woman.. wipe all that claret off my windscreen please? I can't see with it like that, and I don't want to run someone over"

Then like that she just drives off. Do you find this acceptable?

Difficult OP, I know. But they are so sick that they rely on external oxygen. It’s highly unlikely they’ll be in a financial position to sound proof they’re flat. You’re going to have to use ear plugs, sound proof, or move. I know how awful it is to have neighbour noise impinging on your life, it raises your everyday base stress level, but solving it is going to be on you, and whatever your situation, just be glad you can breathe and get oxygen around your body without assistance.

We have oxygen in our home and I agree it’s very loud! It’s in our bedroom and for my child so I wouldn’t be comfortable wearing earplugs.

What I have started doing although not ideal is listening to podcasts or watching Netflix on my phone right beside me to try and drown it out.

Moving room may not even help, I can hear it running in all areas of my house and although my neighbours say they can’t, I can even hear it when sat in their living room.

Better soundproofing during development could be used to reduce noise transfer between levels.

welcome to shitty UK housing!

Absolutely this.
A repetitive noise like that would drive me nuts.

How loud is the oxygen machine if you can hear it?

Machine sounds faulty .

That will solve the noise problem.
But probably take out OP as well.

Sounds like a milking machine..Is it faulty?? Seems they are horrendously loud

@Tevion1213 Read the comments below the you tube video- people's sleep is wrecked by these devices.

My partner developed a lung condition and had NEVER smoked. He was on a large oxygen machine at home, like the one above, died in his mid thirties. They are noisy, I barely slept and had to care for multiple very young children. I really don’t think that the op can say something to the neighbour, I think I would have just collapsed and cried if it was me, but there are so many helpful options on here. I hope they find something that works for them.

Oh my 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Blimey DS needs to wear headphones surely. Quite selfish of him

How inconsiderate of the neighbour to need a noisy machine to help keep them alive.

Do you have a wardrobe and drawers in your bedroom?
Is there any way that you could rearrange your bed and furniture so the wardrobe etc is against the party wall?
That should help to muffle the noise, if not block it altogether.

The noise is coming through the ceiling.

Reading comments on how loud these machines are why on earth aren't they designed better. With noise insulation built into the machines.

Could you possibly contact the landlord to see if they could do anything about the soundproofing?
All else fails, you may have to move if your sleep is being disturbed as much as you seem to be saying.

No one, especially not OP, said anyone was inconsiderate.

I have to agree with many of the PP's on here. There are some things in life that we don't bother saying out loud because we are decent people who know how lucky we are.

I’ve already said upthread that the machine needs checking as it’s possibly faulty .

He does wear headphones but he’s got ADHD and his inside voice needs some work. He doesn’t wake anyone else up. I think I don’t get into a really deep sleep until I know he’s home.

Best earplugs I have found:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hush-Pairs-Plugz-Silicone-Earplugs/dp/B07MBQ58FW/ref=asc_df_B07MBQ58FW/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310478603184&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2446467643931269316&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006717&hvtargid=pla-700960428468&psc=1&mcid=9d822ff3cac13b56846e46c125731848

And they can't hear themselves BECAUSE of the headphones 🙄 I have the same thing here

Imagine how awful it is for the person needing the oxygen to keep them alive! Ffs 🤦🏻‍♀️