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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
How quiet should it be?
How quiet should it be? Dr. Daniel Fink finds out on a bucolic vacation in Wales where the night time sound level clocks in at under 40 decibels.
The wrong answer to the restaurant noise problem
Expensive headphones to block restaurant noise is the wrong answer to a persistent problem. The right answer is to make restaurants quieter!
Intense crowd noise sidelines German soccer star
It’s not just the U.S.: intense crowd noise sidelines German soccer star. But as in the U.S., the media don’t ask why our stadiums are so loud.