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Noise or tinnitus causing sleep loss? There’s an app for that….
Noise or tinnitus causing sleep loss? The New York Times writes about apps that help people desperate for sleep deal with the noise or tinnitus that’s keeping them awake.
Worker Exposures: Close Proximity Exhaust Emissions
Sep 24, 2019 Gasoline is an integral part of life in America and many industrialized nations. So much so that we forget how dangerous it …
Another report about restaurant noise
Another report about restaurant noise, this time in USA Today, one of the most widely circulated newspapers in the U.S. Will this finally get restaurateurs attention?
Welcoming travelers with autism
Amusement parks and other venues are making efforts to welcome visitors with autism. One way is by making environments quieter, which also benefits people with hearing disorders.
Toronto cracks down on noisy cars and motorcycles
Toronto cracks down on noisy cars and motorcycles with the launch of a new awareness and enforcement campaign. Loud muffler? Booming music? Get out your wallet, because that’ll cost you.
Nigella Lawson hates loud restaurants
Nigella Lawson, one of the UK’s most famous TV chefs, says she hates loud restaurants. Why? She believes it “drowns out the taste of food.” We would add that it makes conversation impossible.
Columbia project on hearing loss focuses on the brain
The hearing loss space is starting to attract investment after four decades of inaction, and a Columbia U. project shows us the focus is on the brain’s role in hearing loss.
Study urges efforts to prevent noise-induced hearing loss
A recent study urges the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss as research shows noise-induced hearing loss has worse effects on hearing than age-related metabolic loss.
13-year-old proves hand dryers hurt kids’ ears
Do hand dryers hurt kids’ hearing? This 13-year old says “yes!” And she has the paper to prove it—her own, which was published by the Canadian Paediatric Society.
Noise can adversely affect human health
When a prominent public health leader like UCLA’s Dr. Jonathan Fielding addresses how noise can adversely affect human health, noise is finally getting the attention it deserves.
Restaurant noise? For the hearing impaired, that’s discrimination
Joyce Cohen interviews Dr. Daniel Fink for her thoughtful article in the Washington Post on how restaurant noise discriminates against the hearing impaired.
Restaurant noise? For the hearing impaired, that’s discrimination
Photo credit: Dmitry Zvolskiy from Pexels Citing noise as discrimination, Joyce Cohen, writing for the Washington Post, goes after the restaurant industry. I'm grateful that Ms. Cohen relied on The Quiet Coalition Chair, Dr. Daniel Fink, in this terrific piece, and...