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.
Problem is he will stay awake 2 or more hours if he can hear.
After all lowering the level of noise in my home is one of my own biggest concerns.
Usually when i talk about soundproofing rooms on this platform i focus my advice on keeping the noise out.
Egg cartons are good for reducing reverberation inside the room but they don t magically stop sound transmission.
The bigger the better.
In the war on unwelcome noise you re not a defenseless victim.
Just make sure it s thick with plenty of sound absorbing fibers.
Soundproofing in a home usually involves one of two approaches.
My son s room is right next to the tv room and we have thin walls.
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.
Is there a way to sound proof his room so we can watch tv while he is falling asleep.
The only other room we can move him to also shares a wall with the tv room.
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.
I think the easiest option for you is to create an air trap on your back wall.
Without tearing down a single wall panel you can become the master of sound instead of allowing it to make you miserable.
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.