It appears as though she is not going to change, so you are going to have to change instead. Sucks, huh? How about ear plugs or noise-cancelling headphones? I'd certainly see about having my company purchase or reimburse me for these items, as they are necessary for you to be able to perform your job.

Maybe something like this (one of my co-workers at my previous office used these and loved them)? http://www.bose.com/controller?event...noisy.jsp&ck=0

Oh, look, they even have designer earplugs (tee hee!): http://earplugs.ecrater.com/

Good luck to you. I feel for you.