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Another reason to avoid fast food and chain restaurants
Another reason to avoid fast food and chain restaurants? Why eat food in a space designed to kill your tastebuds and hearing? Two reasons to eat at home.
Can a machine learn to solve our speech in noise problem?
by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This piece in The Hearing Journal asks, "Can a Machine Learn to Solve our Speech in Noise Problem?" Maybe yes, maybe no. The "speech in noise" problem is the difficulty many people with hearing loss--and even people with...
How a tsunami revealed human noise pollution
Photo credit: Calbear22, photo released into the public domain Phys.org reports how a tsunami that struck Hawaii in 2011--caused by the same earthquake that hit Japan and created the tsunami that triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster--caused a temporary halt to...
In the market for a quieter vacuum cleaner?
In the market for a quieter vacuum cleaner? There are options in every category, and Consumer Reports has done the heavy lifting and reviewed them all.
Gas leaf blowers’ low frequency sound explains broad impact
The broad impact of gas leaf blower noise on communities may be explained by a strong low frequency component, according to a recently published pilot study co-authored by Erica Walker, a recent graduate of the doctoral program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of...
Alarming: No end to hospital noise
In “Alarming: No end to hospital noise,” David M. Sykes tells us that hospitals continue to turn a deaf ear to alarm fatigue.
What’s better than a cheap hearing aid?
What’s better than a cheap hearing aid? Protecting your hearing so you won’t need one as you get older. Click here to learn more.
Coping with hearing loss and noisy restaurants is not a game
Coping with hearing loss and noisy restaurants is not a game. Rather than teaching people to deal with noise, why not lower the volume?
How Sad For Cindy
A misguided attempt to teach table manners leaves a young girl with a profound case of hyperacusis. Hyperacusis Research Limited wants to help find a cure for Cindy. Please click to learn more.
Study: Urban noise worst in poor and minority neighborhoods
Unsurprisingly, a study shows that urban noise worst is poor and minority neighborhoods. Enough with the studies, it’s time for action!
Subways can be quieter
Subways can be made quieter if one tries, and BART is trying by grinding the metal wheels to reduce screech. But why not use rubber tires?
Faint Sound, Loud Impact
Faint Sound, Loud Impact: An interview with Kurt Fristrup, a senior scientist in the National Park Service’s Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division