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Quiet zones and quiet rail cars
Photo credit: Dr. Daniel Fink by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition On a recent trip to Norway, we took the train from the airport to the main train station in Oslo. There was a quiet car with silence requested in that car. More notably, the sound pressure...
The effect of noise on the seafloor
Photo credit: Francesco Ungaro by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies In the article ‘Noise affects life on the seafloor,” we are reminded how invertebrates living in the sea...
Have a relaxing Labor Day
Photo credit: Krivec Ales Enjoy a quiet and peaceful Labor Day.
Summer break
We are going to take the week off for a much needed break. See you again on Tuesday, September 6.
Are earbuds damaging our hearing?
Photo credit: Thirdman by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This "Ask Well" column in The New York Times tries to answer the question, “Are earbuds damaging my hearing?” To me, the answer is clear: "Yes!” I am quoted extensively in the column, which appeared...
Judge rejects Navy’s environmental review that ignored noise
Photo credit: AvgeekJoe licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Earlier this month, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that the Navy violated...
When hearing loss was a public hazard
Photo credit: Wellington Cunha by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This piece from television station WFAA, Dallas, Texas, discusses the station’s 1974 coverage of noise in downtown Dallas. Back then, the danger to the public’s auditory health was from...
American Airlines to buy Boom supersonic planes
Photo credit: Boom by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Boom! Boom! Boom! This word is generally defined as a loud sound, often a sound that can be disturbing and...
Significant breakthrough in search for tinnitus cure?
Photo credit: Ketut Subiyanto by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This report from SciTechDaily has the same title as my title for this blog post, but without the question mark I added. Pardon my skepticism, but I’ll wait until the study described is...
Why does our hearing diminish as we age?
Photo credit: ELEVATE by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This piece in Health Digest has an intriguing title but really doesn’t answer the question, “Why does our hearing diminish as we age?” I’ll give the answer, though. Unlike inevitable changes...
The Mayo Clinic’s tips on reducing the risk of hearing loss
Photo credit: alasam licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition GM Today, a website serving Greater Milwaukee, posted this piece from the Mayo Clinic about reducing risk of hearing loss, although “reducing the risk of noise-induced...
Taiwan unveils world’s first “certified quiet trail”
Photo credit: Hayden Liu licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I have hiked in the Alps many times and have recorded ambient sound levels just above 40 dBA* on the trail. Invariably one hears a distant jet plane, or the...