How soundproof is concrete?

[Kim in FL]

Originally Posted by Vodoven

I've seen a number of comments trivializing irritating "allowable" noise, and this is a good response:

I have long held the opinion that the amount of noise that anyone can bear undisturbed stands in inverse proportion to his mental capacity and may therefore be regarded as a pretty fair measure of it.

- Arthur Schopenhauer (1819)

Are you going to post this on all the noise threads?

[katie45]

Yes, concrete is much more soundproof! Think about being in multi-story office buildings, how often do you hear anyone on the upper floors?

[jen5276]

Well I live in a concrete building and I hear stuff all the time.

[Izzie1213]

If he really has a sensitivity to noise has he tried noise canceling head phones. My son has a pair, they work amazingly well. They are powered by rechargable battery and can also be used for music and listening to tv with blue tooth.