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Photo credit: Silver Leapers licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition As we have noted before, noise is bad for animals, including fishes and marine mammals. On land, for example, road traffic noise interferes with birds hearing mating...
Dr. Daniel Fink writes about how the lockdown reduced noise exposure in the U.S. The study showing the reduction was led by TQC’s co-founder Dr. Richard Neitzel.
The Digital Health Awards Bronze Medal for Publication Excellence was awarded to Tinnitus Today’s spring issue which included contributions by TQC co-founders Dr. Arline Bronzaft and David Sykes.
Another study shows association of hearing loss with cognitive decline, writes Dr. Daniel Fink. But while correlation isn’t causation, this study supports others in the EU and U.S.
SC Freiburg are banned from hosting Bundesliga games at their new soccer stadium due to noise ordinance violations. Dr. Daniel Fink wishes similar noise laws existed here in the U.S.
Marine noise may harm lobsters, says Dr. Daniel Fink. He points us to a study showing lobsters living near busy shipping lanes have damage to an organ that controls balance.
Dr. Daniel Fink says that hearing loss is not an inevitable part of normal aging, but is largely noise-induced. He points us to an article that tells us 5 ways we can protect against hearing loss.
Dr. Daniel Fink writes that preventing hearing loss is better than treating it. Encouraging people to protect their hearing is good, but he says a better option is for government to regulate noise exposure.
Dr. Daniel Fink writes about this holiday season’s list of loudest toys to avoid. One major issue is there is no evidenced-based noise exposure levels for children, so if a toy sounds too loud, then assume it is too loud.