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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.
Progress in fight against hospital noise
Hospital noise is not conducive to healing. Learn how 500 professionals have spent the last twelve years working to reduce noise in America’s hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Noise isn’t just a city problem — Leaf blowers are a major issue for towns
Noise isn’t just a city problem. Read about the scourge of the suburbs–leaf blowers–and what some communities are doing to rein them in.
Buying a house? First check out this noise map.
Buying or renting a place soon? Make sure you listen up before you sign the bottom line, as a new noise map shows what you’ll hear in your new neighborhood.