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...
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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...
What sounds did dinosaurs make?
Photo credit: Mike B by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition If you ask any child,“What sounds did dinosaurs make?” he or she will almost invariably make a roar. But a new scientific report, covered in Japan's The Asahi Shimbun and other news outlets, reports...
Amsterdam to ban pot smoking in red-light district to reduce noise
Photo credit: Skitterphoto by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Jenny Gross writing in the New York Times, reports that Amsterdam will ban pot smoking on the streets of the...
People know loud noise causes tinnitus, but few protect their ears
Photo credit: Bill Bishoff licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The UK’s Hippocratic Post reports that Tinnitus UK is calling for people to protect their ears when at work or during noisy leisure activities, based on a new...