Get a big shaggy rug if the sound is coming from the apartment below a big plush rug might be all you need to keep the peace and quiet.
Keeping sound out of a room.
Layering rugs is also a great solution especially if you already have wall to wall carpet.
I think the easiest option for you is to create an air trap on your back wall.
Just make sure it s thick with plenty of sound absorbing fibers.
Although you probably won t be able to keep sound totally in or out of a room or house you can certainly minimize the aural agony for you and your neighbors.
After all lowering the level of noise in my home is one of my own biggest concerns.
The bigger the better.
Egg cartons are good for reducing reverberation inside the room but they don t magically stop sound transmission.
Do this by sticking a couple of layers of hessian underlay or just plain old carpet to the wall then hang one or two sheets of carpet or dense underlay.
My son s room is right next to the tv room and we have thin walls.
In the war on unwelcome noise you re not a defenseless victim.
Soundproofing in a home usually involves one of two approaches.
Keeping sound out of room or keeping sound in a room for a home theater space or music room the objective is to keep the sound in so it doesn t travel to other areas of the house.
Right now we turn the tv on very low and sit close to hear it once he s asleep we can turn it back up.
Usually when i talk about soundproofing rooms on this platform i focus my advice on keeping the noise out.
However you may also want to know how you can keep sound inside a room.
Problem is he will stay awake 2 or more hours if he can hear.