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A disturbing, maddening yet strangely hopeful read
Photo credit: Kaique Rocha by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition This Bloomberg article titled: "A Loud Warning from the Past about Living with Cars" covers a lot of ground, and leaves much to think about. Bloomberg contributor and vehicle expert...
This gene therapy restored hearing in 11 of 12 children
Photo credit: Lukas by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Fierce Biotech website reported that the biotech company Regeneron has a new gene therapy that restored hearing in 11 of 12 children born with a rare congenital genetic form of deafness. The...
Using AI for noise reduction in call centers
Photo credit: Tima Miroshnichenko by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Call centers can be loud with employees talking to customers, HVAC noise and the hum of fluorescent lights. The Destination CRM website reports that noise-canceling systems using...
Researchers study how the brain cuts through noise
Photo credit: fauxels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition A report from Spectrum News 1 in Rochester, New York discusses how researchers at the University of Rochester* are studying how the brain cuts through noise to understand conversation. Edmund Lalor,...
Are noise-canceling headphones to blame?
Photo credit: cottonbro studio by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Are noise-cancelling headphones to blame for young people’s hearing problems? That’s the headline of a recent BBC article. The BBC reports that five audiology departments have reported an...
Do you crave quiet?
Photo credit: Quiet Communities Staff by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Every day, people are affected by harmful noise from leaf blowers, vehicles with noisy mufflers, aircraft and data centers located too close to residential neighborhoods. The list...
Japanese cities fight noise from U.S. military jets
Photo credit: Pixabay by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The U.S. Military does not just impose noise from its military jets on American towns, as many of our blog posts...
March 3 is World Hearing Day
Photo credit: Francesco Ungaro by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The World Health Organization celebrates World Hearing Day on March 3. The numeral "3" sort of looks like an ear, which is why this day was selected. This year’s World Hearing Day theme is:...
Metro North’s Quiet Car is no more
Photo credit: Andre Moura by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies I have been writing on the impacts of transit noise on passengers and nearby residents for many years. I also...
Does pickleball noise constitute an ‘auditory assault’?
Photo credit: TheVillagesFL licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition “Does pickleball noise constitute an ‘auditory assault’? These Boise homeowners say yes.” That’s the headline of an article in the Idaho Statesman that covers a tort...
Will NYC see congestion pricing?
Photo credit: jimmy teoh by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies This week, the Columbia Climate School published an article titled: “How Congestion Pricing Will Benefit New...
Are bone conduction headphones safer for your ears?
Photo credit: Christina Morillo by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Are bone conduction headphones safer for your ears? That’s a question that a reader named Bill asked The Naked Scientists website. The answer is simple: “No.” Bone conduction headphones...