Imagine living in an apartment where even the slightest whisper can wake up your upstairs neighbour! That’s the reality for one poor soul who’s at their wit’s end trying to coexist with a man who seems to have superhuman hearing. Despite their best efforts to soundproof and keep the peace, the constant stomping and complaints have left them feeling like a prisoner in their own home. Is it fair to expect complete silence or should the neighbour learn to live with a little noise? Let’s dive into this juicy drama!
The Upstairs Neighbour’s Oversensitive Ears

Even Whispers Wake the Neighbour!

️ Desperate Attempts to Soundproof

Feeling Like a Prisoner in My Own Home

Whispering Myself Hoarse

Stuck in a Year-Long Lease

The Neighbour’s History of Complaints

Supersonic Cyborg Hearing?

The Verdict: Who’s the A-hole?
Well, well, well… it seems like we’ve got a classic case of ‘The Oversensitive Neighbour’ on our hands! Our poor protagonist has tried everything short of soundproofing their entire apartment with bubble wrap to appease their upstairs nemesis, but nothing seems to be good enough. I mean, come on, is it really fair to expect someone to live in complete silence 24/7? Especially when the neighbour has a history of complaints with every tenant? Sounds like someone needs to invest in a good pair of earplugs! But hey, let’s see what the internet has to say about this sticky situation…
NTA suggests filming and suing landlord over harassment.

Stand up for yourself! Record the noise and report him!

Sensitivity vs. Noise: NTA for wanting peaceful home

Neighbor disturbing your peace? Report to landlord!

Noise mitigation is reasonable. What else can be heard?

Stand up for your rights and live normally, let him pound

NTA. Inform landlord, ignore neighbor. Normal noise in communal housing

Don’t let a noisy neighbor make you feel like a prisoner! ♀️

Suggests documenting incidents for harassment case against controlling neighbor.

Asserting your right to talk at 3am

Stand up for your rights and document everything!

Don’t let your neighbor control your life. NTA

Neighbor expects total silence, NTA refuses to accommodate.

Curious if neighbor reacts to BF’s voice or just OP’s.

Don’t let a petty neighbor bring you down. Stay strong

Stand up to your stomping neighbor with landlord’s help

NTA suggests contacting the landlord to relocate due to privacy concerns.

Document interactions with stompy to show pattern. Consider legal advice.

Take control of your life and ignore the stomping.

Neighbor troubles? NTA, find a new place to live.

Live your life, let him put his own carpet down

Neighbor’s super hearing is his problem, not yours. NTA

Elderly woman’s right to enjoy TV and radio in her home

Neighbor’s stomping problem turns into hilarious whispering situation. NTA.

Inform landlord and endure stomping, NTA ♀️ ♂️

Use classical music to cover your voice. NTA wins!

Noisy neighbors silenced with morning arias, NTA wins

Sing it loud and proud to drown out the stomping!
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Concrete walls may be the culprit for neighbor’s noise complaints , but harassment is not okay. Check bylaws for protection.

Recording and taking legal action against harassing neighbor worked (NTA)

Don’t let noise ruin your relationship! Try noise-cancelling headphones.
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Neighbor complains about noise, gets told to move to wilderness
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Record noise level, complain to landlord. NTA wins.

Stand up for yourself and annoy the landlord with emails

Stand up for yourself and don’t tolerate harassment!

Upstairs neighbor creates noise nuisance, NTA for complaining.
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Tips for speaking in a lower register to avoid noise complaints

Use a Hatch Sleep noise machine to pacify your crotchety neighbor

Suggests solutions and sets the mood with music

Creative solutions for dealing with noisy neighbors

Respectful NTA neighbor dealing with noisy neighbor, relatable experience shared.

Need more context: area rugs or carpeting on the ceiling?

Suffering from oversensitive hearing? Ear plugs may help

Neighbor complains about noise, but OP is NTA. Fight back.

Living in fear of noisy neighbors? NTA, live your life!

Be a considerate neighbor, involve landlord, suggest a white noise machine

Neighbor’s stomping may violate noise laws. NTA.

Stand up for yourself and your rights!

Don’t let him make you feel like a prisoner. Stand up!
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Petty revenge suggestion for noisy neighbor NTA

NTA – Time to take back control and make some noise

Boyfriend’s noise sensitivity causing neighbor to overreact, NTA.

Asserting boundaries in one’s own home. NTA wins!

Stand up for yourself and reclaim your home!

Dealing with a difficult neighbor? Communicate and stand your ground

Buy earplugs and tape them to his door. NTA.

Stand up to the misogynistic A-hole and pursue opera NTA

Unreasonable partner? Bang back with broom handle.

Record the stomping and bang back. Don’t be a prisoner

Stand up for your rights! Don’t let your neighbor bully you.

Suggesting a clever way to test partner’s noise sensitivity.

Insulated floors and normal conversations – NTA wins this round.

Neighbor complains about normal noise, but tenant stands up.
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Living in an apartment means dealing with noise.
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Report the issue to the landlord to protect your rights

Neighbor complains about whispering, NTA suggests documenting and informing landlord.

Take action! NTA. File a noise complaint and document everything!

Neighbor stomping? Here’s a creative solution.

Stand up for yourself! Complain to landlord about nosy neighbor

Savage advice on dealing with noisy neighbors

Suggest a white noise machine to reduce noise disturbance

Neighbor complaints? Avoid pettiness and stay calm.

Neighbor complaints escalate to petty notes. ♀️

Earplugs aren’t a solution to living like a prisoner

Stand your ground! Turn up the volume

Dealing with a harassing neighbor and landlord’s inaction – NTA
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Unleashing the petty revenge on a controlling partner
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Ignore the shenanigans, contact authorities if harassment persists.
