Tinnitus, also referred to as ringing in the ears, describes the perception of sound in the absence of any external noise. One potential tinnitus treatment is noise color therapy. Noise “colors” match ...

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 ...

There is growing concern that anthropogenic noise has various damaging effects on wildlife in urban environments. Urban noise contains a wide range of frequencies, types of sounds such as from traffic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Can noise levels in nurseries affect the language development of babies? A new study seeks to understand whether noise makes it ...

Noise is a vast — and largely unrecognized — threat to your health. The Times is collecting personal stories and noise measurements from readers like you. By Emily Baumgaertner Emily Baumgaertner has ...

In urban areas, people are constantly exposed to environmental noise, especially road traffic noise. Noise has been identified to be a significant contributor to public health problems. More than 100 ...

High levels of noise may affect the health of nurses and the stress they face, according to a new study. For the study, University of Michigan researchers conducted a secondary analysis on data from ...

Human activity is making the underwater world increasingly noisy. Ph.D. candidate Fien Demuynck researched how wind farms affect fish and how to minimize any negative impact. "We don't want animals to ...