Why do people who live near airports or loud mining operations find it harder to sleep when it’s quiet?

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If they can sleep during all the noise, wouldn’t they have even better sleep when it’s quiet?

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You adapt to what is your own normal.

If you are accustomed to incredibly loud noises, then you are NOT accustomed to all of the small noises. Refrigerator hum, pipes settling, neighbors opening and closing doors, animals walking on the roof, the crinkling of your mattress protector when you roll over…. all of those would be suddenly brand new noises to someone who normally sleeps in a few decibels of constant background.

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