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Local Regulation of Leaf Blower Use Is a Proper Use of Police Power
Municipal officials struggling with complaints about gas-powered leaf blowers and other lawn maintenance equipment may wonder about their authority to protect people from the pollution and noise the equipment emits. The struggle will be particularly thorny if...
Local Regulation of Leaf Blower Use Is a Proper Use of Police Power
TQC founding member Jeanne Kempthorne writes about a challenge to a NY village’s code banning the use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers from June 1 through September 30 and the court decision that upheld the ban.
April 26 is International Noise Awareness Day
April 26 marks the 22nd annual celebration of “International Noise Awareness Day,” an event born in the U.S. that has grown into an international occasion.
Attention city dwellers
Live in a large city? Take a look at this World Hearing Index, which ranks 50 world cities based on hearing loss.
A sobering article on a severe form of hyperacusis:
A sobering article on a severe form of hyperacusis: When even soft noises feel like a knife to the eardrums. Joyce Cohen writes about hyperacusis and pain.
Open plan offices: Good or Bad? Harvard Business Review speaks up.
Are open plan offices destroying productivity? Harvard Business Review sees signs for concern.
On hearing loss and the hope for a cure
An excellent overview on hearing loss and the reason we can hope for treatment–and perhaps a cure–in the future.
Loud sound may pose more harm than previously thought
Can’t hear well in noisy spaces? Read this post to learn more about the signs of hidden hearing loss.
Spotlight on hyperacusis
TQC founding member Bryan Pollard, founder and president of Hyperacusis Research, updates the community on the next steps in hyperacusis research.
An interview with leading noise control advocate Arline Bronzaft, PhD
Dr. Arline Bronzaft, a leader in the world of noise control advocacy, is interviewed by Principia-Scientific International. Click here to learn more about Dr. Bronzaft’s long career fighting for children and adults beset by noise.
The Quiet Coalition founders present at U.S. conferences too…
The Quiet Coalition’s founding members are everywhere. Here’s a listing of upcoming conferences where you can hear them.
Top researchers work toward treatments, but prevention remains the best medicine.
Progress has been made in treating hearing loss by using stem cells to generate cochlear hair cells. The Quiet Coalition’s Chair, Dr. Daniel Fink, notes that a future treatment is good news, but adds that noise-induced hearing loss can be prevented now.