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How I became a noise activist

Jul 20, 2018 | Blog, Health and noise

Excerpt: Dr. Daniel Fink tells us why he became a noise activist, what he’s learned about safe noise exposure, and what we must do to protect health.

Indoor cycling classes are bad for your ears

Jul 18, 2018 | Blog, Health and noise, Hearing Loss, Workplace Noise

Indoor cycling classes are bad for your ears. While the general public is at risk, the instructors are at high risk. Where’s OSHA?

Preventing hearing loss in music students

Jul 16, 2018 | Blog, Health and noise, Hearing Loss, Public Health

Click here to learn what audiologists at Duke University are doing to help prevent hearing loss in music students.

Loud motorcycle noise is a health hazard

Jul 14, 2018 | Blog, Hearing Loss, Motorcycle Noise, Noise Pollution, Public Health, Quality of Life

Loud motorcycle noise is a health hazard, yet we are held hostage by a selfish few who revel in it. What can you do? Click to find out.

Is your noise making me fat? – Part II

Jul 12, 2018 | Blog, Health and noise, Restaurant Noise

Is your noise making me fat? Dr. Daniel Fink says a recent report shows loud music in restaurants increases the selection of higher calorie menu options.

Disturb everyone else with your noise, but protect yourself

Jul 10, 2018 | Blog, Hearing Loss, Hearing Protection, Motorcycle Noise, Noise Pollution

Disturb everyone else with your noise, but protect yourself. That seems to be the message in this report on ear plugs for motorcyclists.

Does noise kill thousands every year?

Jul 8, 2018 | Blog, Health and noise, Hearing Loss, Noise Pollution, Public Health

Does noise kill thousands every year? This piece in The Guardian says yes, and provides the data, courtesy of the European Environment Agency, to prove it.

7 reasons to say no to fireworks

Jul 6, 2018 | Blog, Health and noise, Hearing Loss, Noise, Noise and Animals, Public Health

Treehugger gives us 7 reasons to say no to fireworks. We focused like a laser beam on the last two reasons–cruelty to animals and hearing loss–but the others are just as bad. Click to learn more.