Photo credit: Naomi Shi by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition On Oct. 21, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the professional organization of our nation’s physicians who care for children, issued a policy statement titled "Preventing Excessive Noise Exposure...
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Hidden hearing loss is real. Here’s what you need to know
Photo credit: Karolina Grabowska by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition ABC 7 news in Los Angeles recently covered the topic of hidden hearing loss. I was thrilled to see this, as most members of the public, even many primary care physicians, don’t know about...
Road traffic noise linked to high blood pressure
Photo credit: Thirdman by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Prevention reports on a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology linking road traffic noise exposure to high blood pressure. The association of noise exposure to hypertension is...
People know loud noise causes tinnitus, but few protect their ears
Photo credit: Bill Bishoff licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The UK’s Hippocratic Post reports that Tinnitus UK is calling for people to protect their ears when at work or during noisy leisure activities, based on a new...
UK musicians’ union discusses importance of preventing auditory damage
Photo credit: Brett Sayles by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Noise-induced auditory damage, i.e., hearing loss, tinnitus, and hyperacusis, is an occupational hazard for musicians of all sort, from rock musicians to classical musicians and whatever music...
Walking more or faster might prevent dementia
Photo credit: Daniel Frese by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Why am I writing about preventing dementia on a blog site dedicated to noise? Please let me explain. Dementia is common in older people, increasing with age. It is something everyone fears. And...
The Mayo Clinic’s tips on reducing the risk of hearing loss
Photo credit: alasam licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition GM Today, a website serving Greater Milwaukee, posted this piece from the Mayo Clinic about reducing risk of hearing loss, although “reducing the risk of noise-induced...
March 3 is World Hearing Day
by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition March 3 is World Hearing Day. For several years now, the World Health Organization has celebrated World Hearing Day, each year with a special theme. This year’s theme is one near and dear to my heart: Prevention of...
Teaching children to protect their hearing
Photo credit: Max Fischer from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition With the World Health Organization announcing that “over one billion young adults are at risk of permanent hearing loss due to unsafe...