An excerpt from Newser, Couple Tired of Pickleball Noise Asks What Gandhi Would Do (July 26, 2023):

“The Canadian city of Chilliwack has just three pickleball courts. For Rajnish and Harpreet Dhawan, the problem is that the closest of them is about 30 feet from their house. The Dhawans hear the sound of ball striking paddle 11 hours every day, in every room of their home. They hear it even when no one is playing. The couple blames auditory hallucinations, heart flutters, and insomnia on the constant drumbeat, the Washington Post reports. Frustrated that complaining to city officials for nearly a year hasn’t changed the situation, they began a hunger strike, inspired by Mohandas K. Gandhi… Rajnish ended his strike Tuesday morning about 50 hours into it… Indoor courts are being built, and the ones by the Dhawans’ home are to close in November.”

Related article: Why is it called pickleball? Probably because of a “pickle boat”…not because of the dog named pickles!

My take: I am sympathetic to the Dhawans -the pickleball noise would drive me bonkers if I lived next to one of these courts.