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...
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Unapologetically seeking quiet, together and alone
Photo credit: nicollazzi xiong by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition A persistent myth about noise is that only affluent people value quiet, and want to ruin the fun for everyone else. When I saw the title in National Geographic, "How silence became...
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...
American Airlines fined $50 million for treatment of disabled passengers
Photo credit: Kelly by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Reuters and other media outlets reported this fall that the U.S. Department of Transportation fined American Airlines $50 million for its treatment of disabled passengers. This mistreatment led to...
New tech helps colorblind people see fall colors
Photo credit: David Bartus by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The New York Times reported that new technology installed in Virginia State Parks helps colorblind people see fall leaf colors. The park released viewfinders built by SeeCoast Manufacturing that...
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...
The din of helicopters in Staten Island
Photo credit: Sasha Kim by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies In this article from Staten Island Advance, we learn that Staten Island residents are being subjected to...
Noise exposure associated with hearing loss in women
Photo credit: Mikael Blomkvist by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Research from China, published in the open-access BMC Public Health, found that occupational noise exposure was associated with hearing loss and hypertension in female workers. We usually...
Texas neighbors suing nearby crypto mine
Photo credit: Worldspectrum by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Here is yet another article that turns our attention to the noise generated by bitcoin mining facilities....