Photo credit: Viktor Mogilat from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Loud, noisy vehicles are indeed impacting adversely on the health of residents worldwide....
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Toddlers should fear some loud sounds
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...
Fight over condo parking garage bell hell
Photo credit: Liza Summer from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies A St. Petersburg, Florida resident, Fred Sherman, is speaking out against the loud bells...
Warning! Loud toys can cause hearing system damage
Photo credit: Tom Magliery licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 by Jan L. Mayes, MSc, Audiologist, Member, The Quiet Coalition The Sight and Hearing Association has published its annual 2021 Noisy Toys List. As an audiologist and parent, I wouldn’t buy or gift any toy on...
Noisy planes over Hull, Mass. may soon be a thing of the past
Photo credit: howderfamily.com licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This article by Arianna MacNeill on Boston.com reports that noisy planes flying over the small town of Hull may soon be a thing of the past. About 10,000...
Finally, accurate information about protecting children’s hearing
Photo credit: Anthony Shkraba from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The New York Times Wircutter finally has accurate information about protecting children’s hearing. This is great news. Unfortunately, it’s hard to find good information about...
Boston is noisy and that can affect health
Photo credit: Andrés García from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This report from Boston public radio station WGBH discusses increasing noise levels in Boston, quoting Boston Magazine reporter Spencer Buell and noise researcher Erica Walker MSc,...
NYC councilman says cops failed to take action against his noise complaint
Photo credit: Jiarong Deng from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies It is important to pass legislation to curb noise, but unless the legislation is enforced, the...
How are smoking and loud noise similar?
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...