Photo credit: cottonbro studio by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Sound level meter apps are available on later model Apple iWatches but some have wondered about the accuracy of the iWatch noise measurements. As published online March 9 in JAMA...
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Dublin residents protest noisy flight paths
Photo credit: Tolka Rover licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies To read that another airport, this time the Dublin Airport, is being protested...
Noise-induced hearing loss is 100% irreversible but 100% preventable
Photo credit: jochenWolters licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Noise-induced hearing loss is 100% irreversible but 100% preventable. That’s the quote from the UK’s Musicians’ Hearing Services’s clinical director, Paul...
Happy World Hearing Day!
Photo credit: Kindel Media by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Quiet Communities, Inc. got the greeting “Happy World Hearing Day, Quiet Communities!" from our friend Yishane Lee at Hearing Health Foundation. Hearing Health Foundation launched its new video...
Quiet Florida aims to cut noise pollution from modified cars
Photo credit: Leif Bergerson by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies I was delighted to read Tory Kinley’s article about car noise pollution regulations in which she...
Yes, snakes can hear sound
Photo credit: Jan Kopřiva by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition It has long been thought that snakes can perceive vibrations in the ground but can’t hear because they don’t have ears. The ability to sense vibrations is acutely developed, allowing some species...
Open Streets program spurred sidewalk noise complaints
Photo credit: New York City Department of Transportation by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Open Streets is a program that uses urban spaces for physical activity and...
One way to deal with a noisy neighbor
Photo credit: Hossein Zohrevand licensed under CC BY 4.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This article on SportsBible.com provides an insight into how the rich and famous deal with the noisy neighbor problem, by doing something that isn’t feasible for us...
House representatives introduce the Safe and Quiet Skies Act
Photo credit: Alvaro Camacho by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Legislation was introduced last week (H.R. 1071) in the House of Representatives by a group of...