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I solve that the blunt force way. Heavy duty over the ear hearing protection, like shooters eeesr at a gym range. I find it works better than noise canceling. If things are really intolerably bad you can double up with foam earplugs under.

That's my "secret weapon" when flying.

Foam earplugs inside noise cancelling headphones.

Even on short 1hr flights, it's amazing how much less stressed and more relaxed I find myself after disembarking. I can get 8 or more hours sleep on a 14 hour flight that way.

Bose noise cancelling headphones. Just leave them switched on without music playing. It will actively reduce the noise level.

We could, as a society, ban the use of gas powered leaf blowers.

California has already banned the sale, but not the use of a gas-powered engines with under 25 horsepower.

Many municipalities near here have restrictions on days of use. It’s by neighborhood so you have only one really bad day a week but lawn services can still operate around the week.