September 11, 2026 at 6:55 pm

Her New Neighbor Won’t Stop Making Noise in the Middle of the Night—And It’s Keeping Her Awake

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You know what really grinds my gears as I get older?

People who don’t know how to shut up!

Sure, we all have times where we like to run our mouths, but you gotta know when to put a lid on it and zip your lip!

Of course, there are bound to be those who, for some reason, simply can’t help themselves.

In today’s story, a woman explained why the neighbor who lives downstairs from her is putting a real damper on her life.

Check out what she had to say.

10 pm – 3 am phone call every night?

“A new downstairs neighbour has moved in and begins talking on the phone from 10 pm to 3 am and beyond every single night.

I’ve got recordings now too because I was so frustrated, but of course I’ve been trying to sleep early so I don’t actually hear it so I don’t have that many recordings.

The sound insulation of this building is really bad which I know because I can hear when he coughs loudly and my old downstairs neighbour used to complain about me walking around.

She’s getting tired of this…

It’s been like 2 weeks of this and I don’t know what to do.

I have carpet underlay/rug. I don’t know if it counts as excessive since I can also hear him cough?

I don’t really want to approach him unless he’s doing it on purpose (I tried the thumping method to get him to shut up but it was ignored).

I haven’t actually even met him or seen him.

Now what is she supposed to do…?

I want to complain but I don’t want things to be hostile.

Part of me is like okay so then on the weekends I can stay on the phone for as long as I want at night if this is the case and he can’t complain. But yeah you get my gist.

I’m currently resorting to white noise and loops. I also hope to get some night time earphones soon.

Thoughts?”

Reddit users shared their thoughts.

This person had a lot to say.