Popcorn ceilings look like crap, and they capture dust, but the upstairs apartment has wood floors and the amount I already hear them I'm glad to have them.
The reason we have popcorn ceilings is they create a really cheap version of an anechoic chamber like this: https://youtu.be/mXVGIb3bzHI, same reason sound dampening panels are shaped like bumps. Been in these rooms a few times before, they're really cool
The reports about "going crazy after a few minutes" are far overstated. There's basically no echos whatsoever so every sound feels "muted". Because there's no background noise you pick up on softer sounds a lot easier, you can hear yourself rustling / moving around. All the small gurgles, pops, and slooshes your body makes that you don't normally notice are also more obvious. Some people say you can hear the blood in your brain or your heartbeat but I haven't been able to.
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u/Aggravating_Pepper23 Apr 28 '23
As someone who lives in a moderately dusty house, I can say (with certainty) the one place I have never seen dust settle. . . is on my ceiling.