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| NickJS Senior Member United Kingdom flickr.com/photos/sg Joined 4894 days ago 264 posts - 334 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Russian, Portuguese, Mandarin, Cantonese | Message 9 of 12 16 December 2011 at 7:43pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
That's exactly what I'm like - its because when I'm reading or studying something I lie around my room to 'chill out' but its when I start hearing those faint (sometimes very loud) voices and people laughing it really puts me off doing anything study-wise, especially when you can hear it through headphones.
That is brilliant! Thank you very much for linking that Meramarina.
It could very well be, but I seriously think sometimes that people in the UK just love to make as much noise as possible though haha! I'm glad to know its not just me who is easily irritated by noise though. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| rivere123 Senior Member United States Joined 4765 days ago 129 posts - 182 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 10 of 12 17 December 2011 at 12:55am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I frequently listen to music whilst learning, maybe that's worth a try.
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| schoenewaelder Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5495 days ago 759 posts - 1197 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: German, Spanish, Dutch | Message 11 of 12 17 December 2011 at 3:05pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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This is probably an extremely risky and reckless suggestion, but if you moisten those foam earplugs or lubricate them with a bit of detergent, you can squeeze them in a really long way, and you really are totally cut off from all sounds. You just have to be really careful pulling them out, as it practically sucks your eardrums out when you try. Very slowly, and squeeze and twist to let a bit of air seep past.
If you haven't checked out the earplug section at your local chemist/pharmacy recently, there seems to be a new (to me anyway) pink wax type, that is probably better then a dry foam one, but nowhere near as good as a wet one. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Bao Diglot Senior Member Germany tinyurl.com/pe4kqe5 Joined 5701 days ago 2256 posts - 4046 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin | Message 12 of 12 17 December 2011 at 5:44pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
This is amazing, I opened the page in a new tab and when the white noise began, my focus shifted perceivably from surrounding noise to the text I was reading. It felt like popping my ears when I've gone up the mountain and have trouble hearing. Usually, when I use earplugs much of my attention is sucked away by what I cannot hear. With this noise, it seems to tell my brain that what I can or cannot hear is not that important. Thanks, meramarina. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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