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Photo credit: Tina Nord from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition In 1962, Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring helped jumpstart the environmental movement in the U.S. and worldwide. Carson wrote lyrically, almost poetically, about how pesticides,...
Photo credit: Magda Ehlers from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Is hearing loss an inevitable part of aging? I came to the conclusion that it isn’t in 2017 and presented that paper at the 12th Congress of the International Commission on...
Photo credit: Dr. Daniel Fink by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I am an inveterate DIYer, maintaining two houses and assisting in keeping two others in good repair, so I have a lot of tools and am always looking for better ones. My father taught me that...
Photo credit: Monstera from Pexels by Jan L. Mayes, MSc, Audiologist, Member, The Quiet Coalition I was horrified to read this article in Romper Toddler entitled, “Here’s when you should be concerned about your child’s fear of sound.” If parents follow the loud...
by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition How are smoking and loud noise similar? Reading that sentence, you may think, “Has Dr. Fink lost his mind?” No, I don’t think so. The American Heart Association News published this report, based on research published by...
Photo credit: Jess Bailey Designs from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Patently Apple has written about the technology behind Apple's newest patent for in-ear sound level monitoring, i.e., sound pressure level monitoring. Having a patent approved...
by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This piece on Agriculture.com discusses noise-induced hearing loss. We city dwellers think of the countryside as being quiet, but that’s not correct for those who grow or raise the food we eat. As writer Lisa Foust Prater...
Photo credit: Kevin Bidwell from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Well, I’m exaggerating. A resident physician and a medical student aren’t babies, but they are still in training. Despite this, Michael Denham and Alexander Chern give sound advice...
Photo credit: Blausen.com staff (2014), "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014," licensed under CC BY 3.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Loud noise exposure, such as at a rock concert or after using a noisy appliance or power tool, causes temporary...