Photo credit: John O'Neill licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 by Judy Ellis I have lived in Florida for over 40 years. The three main sources of noise I have noticed living in St. Petersburg are “boom cars,” loud parties, and downtown bars and restaurants disturbing nearby...
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Noise complaints take deadly turn
Photo credit: Kat Wilcox by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The Quiet Coalition readers are well aware of the harmful effects of noise on our mental and physical health....
Noise compels nuns to move out of Brooklyn
Photo credit: Marqués de la Force licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies As I say often, noise does not discriminate-–it can affect everyone:...
UCHealth sees increase in young people with hearing loss
Photo credit: George Milton by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition TV station KDVR in Denver reports that audiologists at UCHealth, the healthcare organization of the University of Colorado, are seeing an increase in teens and young adults with hearing loss....
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...
Should noisy bars be a thing of the past?
Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Should noisy bars be a thing of the past? Noisy restaurants, too? My answer is an unequivocal “Yes!” That topic is considered in this online article on the UK site The Drinks Business. Reporter Louis...
A look at Brussels noise rules
Photo credit: Petar Starčević by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Maithe Chini, The Brussels Times, writes that noise can have negative effects on our health and tells her...
New York City noise complaints continue to climb
Photo credit: Ed Yourdon 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 That New York City continues to be noisy is underscored by the number of noise...
Six situations when audiologists always wear earplugs
Photo credit: Alex Urezkov by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This article on Livestrong lists six situations when audiologists always wear earplugs: attending concerts or sports events, in bars or noisy restaurants, when doing lawn work, when there’s...