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I've been downvoted for saying this before on this Subreddit, but I think these kind of reversing alarms should be mandatory on any construction or snow-ploughing vehicle working during the night. (If it were up to me, I'd even take steps to make it mandatory on all vehicles used at any time of day in a few years; I'd give it a few years though to give vehicles a chance to have these kind of reversing alarms installed "stock", so the change wouldn't be as costly.)
The amount of lost sleep and frustration caused to me (and presumably my neighbors) due to a nearby commercial property cleaning their snow during the night is ridiculous. I get that it snows a lot here, and we have to clean snow in the night sometimes. However what's incredibly frustrating is it's not the snow clearing that is loud, it's the god-forsaken reversing alarms that are "cranked up to 11" that keep me awake. The reversing alarms don't even really serve to warn anyone on these otherwise empty commercial properties. (Furthermore: what's more likely: a Bobcat driver backs up over someone in the middle of the night in a wide open, well-lit, parking lot, or one of the dozens of people you're keeping awake drives into work groggy in the morning and gets in an accident? I'd say it's almost certainly the latter.)
I've been using white noise played over speakers in my room to drown out the noise, which helps quite a bit (enough to make me change my mind about moving over this issue), but some of these alarms are so loud that they cut through the white noise unless I crank my speakers uncomfortably loud. The ironic thing is that the smaller, less hazardous vehicles (e.g. Bobcats) seem to have the loudest alarms, even though they have excellent rear-visibility.
For anyone looking for an alternative to Guva etc, there's an absolutely brilliant app called Chroma Doze that I can't recommend enough. It's free and open source (and also available on F-Droid). You basically "draw" the frequencies of noise you want: everything from hissy white noise to deep-space hums. Plus you can set it to have amplitude (to whoosh in and out, a bit like ocean waves) and other fun stuff.
Play white noise all night. It will probably help you sleep better anyway.
This app lets you create your own noise, brown or white or whatever. It's open source too.
Chroma Doze (Noise generator) - https://f-droid.org/app/net.pmarks.chromadoze
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pmarks.chromadoze
Chroma Doze is another option, it's free and open source software available on F-Droid and Google Play.
If you have an Android phone, download an app called Chroma Doze and have it play white noise all night.
If you need to drown out something that's bothering you, this is the thing to do.
I hear your frustration.
If it happens again, and it's keeping you awake, try louder white noise. If you play white noise loud enough to drown out the distracting noise, then you can often get to sleep. Play around with the sliders too to see what works.
Helped me a lot with some loud snow ploughing nearby my home.
Same for me! Whenever I have trouble sleeping I put in my IEMs and start Chroma Doze (Link to the App in Google Play Store). With that I usually fall asleep within 5 mins.
Buy a speaker for your phone, either bluetooth or connects via headphone jack. Download this free white noise app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pmarks.chromadoze&hl=en Set the volume so that it is just loud enough to fully mask the other noise. You can adjust the equalizer too. Turn it on every night before you go to sleep.
It takes a couple of nights to get used to falling asleep to it, but after a while it's hard to fall asleep without it. We sleep in to 6-7am every day.
I assume alam mo na na unless it is caused by an underlying medical reason, there is no cure for tinnitus and it is unlikely to get better. Pero tandaan mo na masasanay ka rin, matagal nga lang. Your brain will eventually learn to ignore it.
As for coping in the meantime, therapists always say you can't control shit that happens to you but you can learn to control how you think and feel about that shit. Anything that helps you have better control of those thoughts and feelings -- yoga, meditation, prayer, exercise, hobbies -- will let you cope while you get used to it.
Many people are helped by white noise generators and other similar devices and apps that produce relaxing sounds. My favorite was a free Android app called Chroma Doze. Unlike other apps, this one lets you create a background noise that is tuned to your tinnitus. Eventually hindi ko na rin kinailangan.
Good luck sa 'yo.
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Chroma Doze, for white noise!
Simply sketch the spectrum of the noise to your liking. Free, open source, no ads, no permissions. Absolutely essential for studying, airplanes, bus rides, or anywhere you want to drown out the noise or stupid conversations around. This is the app I use the most, it's designed to use very little battery, memory and CPU.
protip: if you're traveling and need white noise for sleeping, turn the app on, plug in your phone and put it in a mug or bowl.
There's an app on the play store called Chroma Doze. It lets you draw the spectrum of the noise you want. It's free and open source.
I installed Chroma Doze. Listen to this with headphones, then put a t-shirt or something over your eyes to block out all ambient light. You'll fall asleep faster than a tranquilized puppy.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pmarks.chromadoze
Similar app, but you can tune the white noise to have any mix of frequencies you want.
Use a noise generator. Though I suppose that makes quiet rooms not quiet, so maybe you already do.
You can try Chroma Doze
Chroma Doze
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pmarks.chromadoze
It's just white noise, but you can tinker with it and adjust it all kinds of ways. And it's free with no ads.
Try ChromaDoze. It lets you adjust the noise to match whatever you are trying to mask.