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Headphone volume may cause harm to hearing
Yet another report says headphone volume may cause harm to hearing. If you can’t hear ambient noise when listening to music with headphones, it’s too loud and hearing is being damaged.
Din with your dinner?
Tired of the din that accompanies your dinner when you eat out? You’re not the only one. Click to learn more about noisy restaurants and what you can do to take the din out of dinner.
Cochlear implants for children born without hearing
Cochlear implants bring the gift of hearing to children born without it. They and their parents know the value of hearing, and so should we all.
Annoyed by restaurant playlists, a musician makes his own
Annoyed by restaurant playlists, a musician makes his own. Perhaps a better tact would be to turn the music off and let people enjoy conversation with their guests.
Is your spin class destroying your hearing?
Is your spin class destroying your hearing? Dr. Daniel Fink says yes. And he adds that while music may improve performance in rhythmic activities, there is no research showing louder is better.
Hospital noise reduces children’s sleep time
By Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Sep 1, 2018 This report discusses a study showing that hospital noise reduces children’s …
UK supermarket starts quiet hour for people with autism
UK supermarket starts quiet hour for people with autism. Kudos, Morrison’s! Loud sound makes shopping a chore for people with tinnitus, hyperacusis, or hearing loss—anyone who just wants some peace and quiet.
Sound waves might damage soldiers’ brains
Sound waves might damage soldiers’ brains. Not surprising given that animal studies report structural, genetic, and biochemical changes to brains exposed to loud noise.
It’s surprisingly easy for headphones to damage hearing
It’s surprisingly easy for headphones to damage hearing, says Dr. Daniel Fink. So when will someone intervene to stop the potential future epidemic of hearing loss?
It is a matter of life or death
Is secondhand noise a matter of life or death? Given that it’s been long known that noise has major involuntary physiological stress impacts on humans, the answer should be yes.
Going to a music festival soon?
Going to a music festival soon? Make sure the only reminder you leave with is a t-shirt and not noise-induced hearing loss.
Don’t be that guy
Don’t be the neighbor who sees a leaf and runs for the leaf blower. Read Andy Simmons, Reader’s Digest, rant about the scourge of suburbia.