Air vents making me beside myself

[melodybirds]

I have a constant repetitive noise that can't be blocked with earplugs from vents. I can't move.

I am in the flat a lot and it's so loud I can't sleep. My stomach is churning from the sickly interminable noise.

I'm at a loss. I try not to think about it but some days I want to tear my ears off to fill the vents. I feel angry or tearful but mostly both. The worst thing is I have no hope as I can't remove them and I feel I'm being tortured.

Just needed to vent about the vent as making me suicidal.

Where is the vent, is it electric? I know it sounds silly but can you find it's switch? (eg my bathroom fan comes on autimatically whem bathroom light is put on but it does have a button I can use to reset or turn off just outside and above my bathroom door. Another option would be to check your fusbox and see if it has its own switch there or iff possible shut down power to that room. If and only if you can do this safely insert a twig/wooden pencil to stop the blades spinning, if its the plastic shutters rattling then seal down with some blue tack, failing that can you sleep in another room on the floor couch etc
xx

Not electric but thanks for advice. It's vents above the windows on all rooms so can't sleep elsewhere. I feel like taking my duvet into the local park. Wouldn't mind if I knew it was going to end at some point. That's the mental challenge.

I'm sure you'll have thought of this but does the TV/ radio/ music on help? Listen to meditations with earphones if trying to sleep?

Are you renting or owner? If you are renting can you raise this with the landlord? Failing that are you in a financial position to move out?
This seems like quite a strong reaction to noises from vents, is there anything else going on that is making you project this frustration onto the vents?

Are they vents in the actual windows? Can they be closed - as it a slider. Maybe you could put a bit of cardboard over the vents and see if this helps?

I have a large open vent that I have blocked off (plenty of other ventilation in the room). I removed the front grill, filled it up with old towels, put cardboard over the back of the front grill and screwed it back on. Solved my problem and all I need to do is remove everything if I ever come to sell.

have you tried a white noise machine?