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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.
Geneva then Zurich. Wait, WHO said What? Where?
The Quiet Coalition’s founding members have been very busy. Find out why Daniel Fink, MD, and Rick Neitzel, PhD, are traveling to Geneva and Zurich this year.
Can Subway Noise Damage Your Hearing?
Can Subway Noise Damage Your Hearing? The short answer is yes, and subway station design influences the noise level.
Imagine flying from New York to London in only three hours–and in silence.
Imagine flying to New York to London in 3 hours and in silence. NASA is working to make your dream come true with a “quiet” supersonic jet.
A victory for residents living near NYC’s LaGuardia Airport.
A victory for residents living near NYC’s LaGuardia Airport: Delta Air Lines has replaced noiser aircraft with quieter replacements!
Hearing loss may double in the U.S. by 2060
Researchers estimate hearing loss may double in the U.S. by 2060. Their study is a wake-up call to the medical and audiology professions and the public.
What’s the difference between noise and sound?
What’s the difference between noise and sound? A new study tells us that the brain understands sound but is disrupted by noise.