We explore what researchers are learning about the connections between noise, hearing loss, and our well-being.

People describe this syndrome as hearing sudden massive sounds which include gunshots, doors slamming, fireworks exploding ...

Noise pollution is nothing new: An 1856 editorial in London’s Times complained of the city’s “noisy, dizzy, scatterbrained atmosphere,” and in 1866, American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne groused that ...

Start the year without a bang: as two in five of the UK population suffer from harmful levels of noise, the search for ...

In Texas, particularly in unincorporated county areas, any noise that’s louder than 85 decibels can be breaking the law. Fort ...

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Noise-canceling earbuds and headphones can be helpful when you need silence on demand — but could they be hazardous to your health? The technology has grown in popularity among people who need to ...

Last June, an anti-noise advocacy group, Quiet Communities, sued the Environmental Protection Agency for not doing its job to limit the loud sounds people are exposed to in everyday life. The group is ...

These earbuds and headphones from Apple, Bowers & Wilkins, Sony, and Soundcore deliver on both noise cancellation and sound ...

A string of deadly encounters that started with complaints over loud music or offensive noise highlights a growing problem across New York City: Complaints about noise have exploded since the pandemic ...

The United States sounds at a cultural and political frequency, a constant, buzzing presence reverberating across global news ...