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– Quiet Coalition Founder and Chair Dr. Daniel Fink

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This gene therapy restored hearing in 11 of 12 children

This gene therapy restored hearing in 11 of 12 children

Photo credit: Lukas by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Fierce Biotech website reported that the biotech company Regeneron has a new gene therapy that restored hearing in 11 of 12 children born with a rare congenital genetic form of deafness. The...

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Using AI for noise reduction in call centers

Using AI for noise reduction in call centers

Photo credit: Tima Miroshnichenko by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Call centers can be loud with employees talking to customers, HVAC noise and the hum of fluorescent lights. The Destination CRM website reports that noise-canceling systems using...

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Researchers study how the brain cuts through noise

Researchers study how the brain cuts through noise

Photo credit: fauxels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition A report from Spectrum News 1 in Rochester, New York discusses how researchers at the University of Rochester* are studying how the brain cuts through noise to understand conversation. Edmund Lalor,...

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Are noise-canceling headphones to blame?

Are noise-canceling headphones to blame?

Photo credit: cottonbro studio by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Are noise-cancelling headphones to blame for young people’s hearing problems? That’s the headline of a recent BBC article. The BBC reports that five audiology departments have reported an...

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Do you crave quiet?

Do you crave quiet?

Photo credit: Quiet Communities Staff by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Every day, people are affected by harmful noise from leaf blowers, vehicles with noisy mufflers, aircraft and data centers located too close to residential neighborhoods. The list...

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Japanese cities fight noise from U.S. military jets

Japanese cities fight noise from U.S. military jets

Photo credit: Pixabay by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The U.S. Military does not just impose noise from its military jets on American towns, as many of our blog posts...

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“I am seeing a lot more interest and growing awareness about the adverse impacts of noise on health and I hope this will lead to policies that will be focused on noise abatement… Organizations such as Quiet Communities have made an impact on educating people to the dangers of noise and suggesting ways that we can reduce noise pollution.”

– Arline Bronzaft, PhD