Any advice on how to decrease highway noise around the bed?

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I am moving to an apt. which is next to the I5 Seattle Freeway where the city will not be providing sound barriers.
I would appreciate sites that offer low cost solutions to reducing freeway noise for the apt w/o making holes in the wall.
I was also thinking that a noise-free area merely around the bed would be priority and perhaps all that I can afford to "noise-proof."
So even reduction of noise coming in around the area where my head will lay would be nice.
I don't want any type of head gear. That would just add to sleep issues/irritations.
Maybe there are special panels or a even a special "bed surround frame" has been manufactured?
Or some cone of silence that is conformable to just the head area?
Still, I would prefer something that surrounds the entire bed. Cheap/easy to install, etc.
Yes, I'll use carpet with a noise reduction pad and all that I can do to the bedroom at low cost but some one might have already have faced this issue and have particular/special/awesome recommendations.
I would like to look at specialized products and/or sites
I've spent so much time researching this and finally decided that I need the help of others so I came here to post another question.
Thanks for your help in advance.
I'll be using my special air mattress with latex toppers on a very, very solid wood frame.
I am ill. I have an auto-immune disorder which can affect my sleep and I need much sleep. I am in pain while sleeping, also, and this already disrupts my sleep.
Forgot to add that there is no option to add more trees and such. The apt. is on the 2nd floor
 
Wow! I was going to answer this one but it looks like Edg1 hit the nail on the head.
Try listening to your favorite music when going to bed or watch a movie.
If all else fails create a really fun fort with pillows. The pillows will help block the sound. Not to mention you'll feel like a princess sleeping in a castle.
 
How about drink some alcohol when you go to bed.Much exercise will help your sweet dreams.
 
3m makes a window treatment to stop drafts, this makes any window act like a dual pane window and will deaden a little sound. The next step is to get HEAVY drapes, the blackout kind found in hotels. you can hang more drapes from near your bed like the old canopy beds had.Finally try getting a white noise generator to drown out sudden noises.
 
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