Photo credit: Boris Hamer by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition CBS News reports that Sweden is close to becoming the world’s first smoke-free country. On May 31, World No Tobacco Day, it was reported that only 6.9% of Swedes age 15 and older were daily...
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Brits obsessed with noise complaints
Photo credit: Murad Murat by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies That noise complaints, including those made against neighbors, have increased over the past years in the UK...
More calls to crack down on noisy cars
Photo credit: Khunkorn Laowisit by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies As a long-term researcher and writer on the adverse impacts of noise on our health and well-being and...
50 hours of nature videos to calm, bring joy
Photo credit: Matteo Badini by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Treehugger reports that the BBC has produced 50 hours of nature videos with soothing pictures and sound tracks. According to the report, research sponsored by BBC Earth showed that viewing...
The external costs of aircraft noise
Photo credit: Sam Willis by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The European Union Against Aircraft Nuisances (UECNA) will be presenting a webinar on Thursday May 25 about the external costs of aircraft noise. To save anyone who might be interested in...
As hearing aids change, so are their users
Photo courtesy of Nuheara by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Buffalo News reprinted a New York Times article about new hearing aids, including over-the-counter ones, and how younger adults are needing and using hearing aids rather than older adults....
Washington Post restaurant critic adds decibel levels to reviews
Photo credit: Rachel Claire by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Washington Post’s restaurant critic, Tom Sietsema, has added decibel measurements to his restaurant reviews. This is the first time I have seen an actual sound pressure level measurement in...
Once again, a violent response to noise
Photo credit: David McElwee by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Here I am writing again about noise leading to a violent act. In this case, an Oakland, California resident...
U.S. adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low
Photo credit: Markus Winkler by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Associated Press and other media recently covered the CDC’s report that the U.S. adult cigarette smoking rate hit a new all-time low of only 11%. That’s a decrease from 42% in the...