> Spending too much time in hardcore noise insulation can induce tinnitus, which is then pretty likely to stay around forever.

Do you have more information on that? A quick search did not yield any results.

If you can control your environment i.e. you own your home, get triple glazed windows.

With good ones, the silence is deafening. Ambulances and super strong winds are one of the few things that break through.

And besides that you get better insulation for hot summer, cold winters, etc.