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AConstant background noise, from traffic to construction to nearby neighbours, is one of the more underappreciated stresses of city living, partly because residents often adapt to it unconsciously, only noticing its absence during a rare, genuinely quiet moment elsewhere.
BResearchers studying urban noise have found that this adaptation is not entirely harmless; even noise a person has stopped consciously noticing can still measurably affect sleep quality and stress hormone levels over time, independent of whether it is actively perceived as bothersome.
CSimple household changes, such as thicker curtains or a rug on a hard floor, can meaningfully reduce indoor noise, though residents in older buildings with thin walls often find these changes only partially effective against noise from the building itself.
DSome city dwellers deliberately seek out small pockets of quiet, a particular park bench or a library reading room, treating a short period of genuine quiet almost as a kind of restorative pause from an otherwise constantly noisy environment.