Humans are a noisy species. Think about our amplified music, our cars and trucks, construction equipment, chainsaws, aircraft, wind farms and snowmobiles. There is no doubt that humans alter the ...

Many parents know that loud noise can hurt a child’s hearing. Very loud sounds—from fireworks or firearms, for example—can cause immediate damage. Using personal listening devices for music, videos ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The American Academy of Pediatrics is sounding the alarm on excessive noise that kids and teens are exposed to. They're warning that it might have permanent consequences. A new ...

Exposure to loud noises may affect our hearing by disrupting levels of zinc in our inner ears, a study in mice suggests. Therapies that mitigate this could be used to treat or even prevent such damage ...

European study of 272,000 adults finds nighttime traffic noise above 50 dB linked to higher cholesterol and increased heart ...

Noise pollution is affecting bird behavior across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, a large-scale new analysis showed on Wednesday.

The most pressing environmental crisis of these times, our heating of the Earth through carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas pollution, is closely connected to our excessive energy consumption. And ...

In the development of Parkinson's disease, it may not be a good idea to turn the amp to 11. High-volume noise exposure produced motor deficits in a mouse model of early-stage Parkinson's disease, and ...

Empaths are often sound sensitive and have a lower tolerance for noise. It's important that we honor our sound sensitivity and do our best to create an environment that is quiet and peaceful. For ...