Excessive noise in our environment not only affects our mental well-being but also greatly affects one’s overall quality of life. According to various renowned studies on healthy and efficient living – we come across the important benefits of noise reduction in any living environment. Some of the benefits of noise reduction or calm and silent living spaces are as follows:
- Improved quality of Life
Silence in apartments or living spaces helps in providing a sound and healthy living environment that greatly enhances the quality of life of its residents. City living has various advantages greater job opportunities and better prospects of life. However, with these advantages, there come various disadvantages. One of them being loud sounds in the environment. Repeated exposure to continuous loud sounds can greatly affect mental and physical health. Therefore, to enjoy an improved quality of life one has to be able to reside in a calm and quiet place with reduced sound in the environment.
- Improved Productivity
An environment with less sound also enhances one’s productivity to a great extent. Improved productivity is one of the key attributes of having an enjoyable urban living experience. Especially for students and professionals who are working from home, noise reduction is a prerequisite to a healthier professional life.
- The sound quality of sleep
It has been widely understood- that the quality of sleep is greatly influenced by the noise present in the environment. To enjoy a sound sleep, one should be able to reduce all noise from one’s living environment and make it into a relaxed space with no noise for an efficient sound sleep at night. This not only improves one’s overall quality of life but is also known to have various long-term health benefits.
Before, one delves into the technique or strategies that can be used to reduce noise from the living environment; one has to first ensure that we determine the causes of these sounds. While soundproofing techniques may not completely drown out the sound or the various noises that are present in the environment, they can definitely make your home a more pleasant living space. Some of these strategies are listed below:
1. Hanging Acoustic panels on the walls
Acoustic panels are made of fabric-covered boards that can to used to cover the walls of the interior living space, they can reduce sound and echo to a great extent.
2. Sound-muffing foam mat is yet another good option
Taking cues from local preschools, sound muffing interlocking foam mats are a good option to reduce the sounds arising from below and are also a great way to make the space habitable.
3. Use white noise machines
Using white noise machines at home is another good option. These machines add a background white noise in the environment that greatly helps to drown out all the other unnecessary noise from the environment.
4. Using heavy curtains
Using heavy curtains is yet another way to reduce noise in the living space. One can look into ultra-heavy drapes with several layers of fabric or the ones especially labeled as ‘blackout’ or ‘insulated’ as their good bets.
5. Layering flo0ors with rugs and carpets
Rugs and carpets on the floor can not only reduce the sounds coming from your own apartment, but they can also greatly dampen the sounds coming from outside. One efficient way therefore to reduce sound is by covering one’s floors with carpets with heavy high-density foam pads underneath.
6. Adding a bookshelf or shifting furniture
Adding a bookshelf can also reduce noise in the living space and also shifting the furniture around in the interior space can sometimes reduce the noise in your apartment and give you a healthier lifestyle.
