Up to 20-40% of the healthy population are sensitive to noise according to different estimates, which make them less tolerant to background noise. A new study, recently published in the scientific ...

Some people experience strong discomfort of sounds around them and complain that they suffer from noise. Previous studies have shown that noise sensitive individuals are more prone to negative effects ...

Marina Kliuchko of the Cognitive Brain Research Unit at the Institute of Behavioural Sciences (University of Helsinki, Finland) and colleagues sought to better understand and more specifically measure ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) -As Cicada season approaches, some parents may wonder what they can do to help their children with special needs cope with the noise. Owner of Creative Kids’ Therapy and ...

Sound is all around us. People talking, dishes clinking, keys tapping, phones buzzing. For most of us, it’s just background ...

It's been almost two years now since I first noticed a change. First it was a constant slight ringing in both of my ears. Then, louder everyday sounds, like my kids just being loud and silly or a ...

Noise can make or break a dining experience, according to a laboratory study replicating common noise levels in restaurants. The acoustic experts say the study proves that high noise levels can play a ...

I was visiting the apartment of a friend who owns a handsome black Standard Poodle when suddenly there was a loud booming sound from the apartment above. It sounded much like someone had tipped over a ...