A restless night

Some kind of beeping has been going on since yesterday in the hallway. The last time this happened, it went on for days, because no one could figure out where it was coming from. It's just three beeps over and over again. Not loud enough to be distracting but just enough to be annoying. Especially when it's pretty quiet and it's the only noise throughout the night. I wish I could post a recording.

This brings to mind the amount of artificial noise in modern society to warn us about dangers. When does it become just background noise to be ignored? When I first moved here, the constant sirens, especially late at night, were almost unbearable. Now it's just a fact of life.

Other noises include turn signals that we sometimes forget to turn off, seatbelt warnings that people often ignore, car alarms set off accidentally, etc. It's too easy to get acclimated to. Of course false alarms should be turned off ASAP, but what if it's just continuous and nothing can be done?

Then there are the really loud noises like construction work, so loud you can't hear yourself think. Trying to work when all you can hear is the drilling. Which you can't escape because you're in the building where the construction is going on. Once there was road construction right outside being done only at night. I get that it's to minimize disruption to traffic, but it's outside residential buildings, and most people are trying to sleep.

So, reader, I am asking for your stories. Has this happened to you? How have you coped with the interference? How can we balance the need for necessary warnings and construction work with the need to respect people's sanity?

As always, please keep it civil and relevant. I promise I will refrain from commenting on your experience, but I might be curious enough to ask questions to better understand your story.