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Which soundproofing products actually work? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 3 months ago by mmyu@lemmy.zip to c/autism@lemmy.world
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I'm autistic with relatively high sound sensitivity. I'm wondering if another autistic person in this community used any soundproofing in an apartment that actually reduced noise coming from a busy street. There are a lot of different products out there and I don't want to buy something that doesn't work.

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[-] Tehdastehdas@piefed.social 3 points 3 months ago

"Lots" measured in mass. Buy your curtains by weight.

Leaving an air gap behind a cloth hanging on a wall extends its absorption frequency band lower because it makes it effectively as thick as the gap from the sound's perspective. It also becomes a panel resonator with the air gap.

[-] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

Oh wow, is this an area of expertise for you?

[-] Tehdastehdas@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago

Hobby for 30 years.

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