Photo credit: Marcus Aurelius from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Does the female hormone progesterone protect the ear from noise damage? It has long been known that females have better hearing than males, beginning in the second decade of life....
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Belgian city puts the brakes on noise vehicles
Photo credit: Viktor Mogilat from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The headline in The Guardian reads “Belgian city puts brakes on deafening drivers by enforcing noise limits,” but I think the brakes are being put on the vehicles. In any event,...
The fight to preserve the last quiet places on Earth
Photo credit: Johannes Plenio from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This report on CNN Travel discusses the efforts of Quiet Parks International to preserve the last remaining quiet places on the planet. For a place to meet QPI's' selection...
Why whales in Alaska are happy
Photo credit: Christopher Michel licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This report from BBC News explains why whales in Alaska have been happy. Namely, the coronavirus pandemic shut down tourism, quieting the waters in which they...
Popular Mechanics recommends hearing protection
Photo credit: Michael Pedersen licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Popular Mechanics magazine was a favorite of mine when I was a boy, and it still is a respected publication. This recent article by Alex Rennie discusses using...
Noise pollution in France costs €156 billions annually
by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Joanna York, Connexion France, reports that noise pollution in France costs €156 billion annually. York reviewed a study done by the France’s Conseil National de Bruit (National Noise Council) and l’Agence de l La...
Road surface influences EV noise levels
Photo credit: Jiarong Deng from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This article in the European journal Noise Mapping documents that the type of road surface is the major influence on electric vehicle noise levels at urban speeds. This scientific...
What noises cause hearing loss?
Photo credit: ThisIsEngineering from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition What noises cause hearing loss? That’s a good question, one that many people have asked, and until now guidance about this from the federal government wasn’t clear. The National...
Reduce the music volume in fitness classes
Photo credit: Aberdeen Proving Ground licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This article in The Hearing Journal describes a study published in Noise & Health about sound levels in group spin classes in Baltimore, Maryland. The...