Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This report from the New Zealand radio station RNZ reports on why noise-canceling technology may be doing more harm than good for our ears. That information comes from David McAlpine, academic...
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Reducing the ‘roar’ of aviation noise: better, but not enough
Photo credit: Oleksandr P by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies In this Airways Magazine article, author Fabrizio Spicuglia informs us that aircraft noise has been reduced...
The sound of gunfire near school? Just another day in Cranston
Photo credit: Element5 Digital by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies For most American students, the prospect of hearing gun shots rings through the hallways or around...
No mention of noise in National Public Health Week
Photo credit: Genaro Servín by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This coming Monday marks the start National Public Health Week, April 1-7, 2024. I checked the schedule of events, but didn’t see anything about noise. It is important for public health...
A new ‘quiet category’ for pickleball products
Photo credit: ALTEREDSNAPS by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition USA Pickleball, the national governing body for the newly popular sport, just announced the launch of its "quiet category" for pickleball equipment. The new category will promote products that...
NYPD announces new indoor shooting range
Photo credit: Karolina Grabowska by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies New Yorkers deal with noise every day, whether it's from traffic, construction or airplanes. Over the...
A coming epidemic of hearing loss
Photo credit: Moose Photos by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health asked a nation-wide sample of parents with children ages 5-12 about their children's earbud and headphone use. Parents...
Why we must lower the occupational noise exposure limit
Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Kat Sezter, editorial associate at the Acoustical Society of America, asked that we help publicize the ASA’s latest podcast, and I’m glad to do that. I’m especially glad because it’s my first time on...
Flights contribute to noisiest cities in America rankings
Photo credit: Chait Goli by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Ranking first on any list usually leads to boasting. Even making the "top ten" in a list brings joy, but I...