Photo credit: RDNE Stock project by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I often write: “If it sounds loud, it’s too loud and your auditory health* is at risk. Turn down the volume, leave the noisy environment or use hearing protection.” Hearing protection...
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It’s Tinnitus Awareness Week
Photo credit: Magda Ehlers by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Beth Griffin at the American Tinnitus Association let us know that this week is Tinnitus Awareness Week. The ATA arranged a series of recorded lectures to run all week, and a schedule is...
London Underground noise still a problem
Photo credit: Josh Withers by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This report from a London law firm is titled: "Commuting on the Tube could be a cause of noise-induced hearing loss." That is absolutely true. London’s wonderful Underground subway system,...
An animal model for detecting hearing loss?
Photo credit: Polina Tankilevitch by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Science Direct website reported on an article that covers a possible early detection tool for age-related hearing loss. In a special issue on bioinformatics and computational biology,...
Diabetes prevalence in the U.S. increased
Photo credit: Nataliya Vaitkevich by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this past fall that the prevalence of diabetes in adults in the United States increased from about 8% to almost 16% from 2000 to...
One billion young people at risk of hearing loss
Photo credit: Afta Putta Gunawan by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Cincinnati television station WKRC reports that a "new" study published in BMJ Global Health shows that more than one billion young people are at risk of noise-induced hearing loss from...
Noise-induced hearing loss affects job performance
Photo credit: energepic.com by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition According to a recent report in BMJ Psychology, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) affects job performance and work-related quality of life. The study showed that NIHL was negatively associated...
Are certain headphones safer for your ears?
Photo credit: Ivan Samkov by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The title of this Buzzfeed article states that certain headphones are safer for your ears. That’s probably true. Headphones with volume limits, noise-canceling and over-the-ear features may be...
Dr. Daniel Fink on noise
Photo credit: fauxels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I spoke to HealthWatch USA on Oct. 16 about the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's recommended exposure limit (REL), specifically that it needs to be revised down. Kevin...