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Rep. Norton asks Biden to appoint officials who will address aircraft noise
Photo credit: Cameron Casey from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition On December 31, 2020, Congresswoman Eleanor Norton Holmes (D-DC), co-chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus, and Congresswoman Karen Bass...
“Sound of Metal”: Dealing with the loss of hearing
Photo credit: Jadson Thomas from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition A new movie on Amazon Prime, "Sound of Metal," deals with an aging rocker's relatively sudden loss of hearing. I read the review on Live Mint. Most of the time hearing loss occurs...
U.S. military’s sonar linked to whale beachings in Pacific
Photo credit: Silver Leapers licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition As we have noted before, noise is bad for animals, including fishes and marine mammals. On land, for example, road traffic noise interferes with birds hearing mating...
Rep. Nadler introduces bill to curb helicopter noise
Photo credit: Matthis Volquardsen from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition Representative Jerry Nadler has introduced legislation that will impose stricter regulations on helicopter tour flights. The...
Hate Noisy Aircraft? FAA Says ‘Do This Now’
Photo credit: William Lopez from Pexels by David M. Sykes, Vice Chair, The Quiet Coalition If you can’t stand noisy aircraft and are completely fed up with Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen air transportation modernization, the agency has announced a public...
Quiet Communities launches its new website
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We can dream of a peaceful and quiet new year
We can dream of a peaceful and quiet new year
Buttigieg to replace Chao at DOT–time to make a move
With Pete Buttigieg poised to replace Elaine Chao at the Department of Transportation, David Sykes believes now is the time to advocate for federal action on noise.
Lockdown reduced noise exposure across the U.S.
Dr. Daniel Fink writes about how the lockdown reduced noise exposure in the U.S. The study showing the reduction was led by TQC’s co-founder Dr. Richard Neitzel.
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Digital Health Awards Bronze Medal for Publication Excellence
The Digital Health Awards Bronze Medal for Publication Excellence was awarded to Tinnitus Today’s spring issue which included contributions by TQC co-founders Dr. Arline Bronzaft and David Sykes.
Birds changed their tune during the Covid lockdown
Birds changed their tune during the Covid lockdown, writes Dr. Arline Bronzaft, who looks at two articles reporting that birds in San Francisco sang more softly and with improved vocal range during lockdown.