There is some silver lining to being deaf! . Noises don't bother me, if it bothers me then the person or person ARE being loud. I lived for almost 10 years in the second story of a three story apartment building. I thought it rather quiet of course I often took my hearing aids out. Once there was a downstairs neighbor who blasted their stero with bass kicked high then the vibration was terrible. But I didn't need to complain cause everyone else did. They were gone shortly.