Wisco, as a child, my bedroom had a floor to ceiling filled bookshelf, including encyclopedias. At about age 8, I quickly learned that if my mother came in to remind me it was "lights out" and I was holding an encyclopedia, she "extended" my lights out time. That began a nightly "reading- to- sleep habit that continues to this day. My hubby was a late night bedroom tv fan. I was like you, no sounds for me so we found the solution in purchasing headphones for him. Smiles to all.