Generator noise is a problem. While portable generators are great for providing emergency power, they can be loud and disruptive to those around you. In some instances, they might even be unusable if ...

Children, teens and adults unknowingly risk their hearing during many activities. The damage can be immediate and permanent or gradual, causing hearing loss over time from prolonged exposure.

An acoustics professor, a food critic and an audio producer are staring at their devices in a Peruvian restaurant in downtown Washington. “What are you getting?” “Let’s see … it’s fluctuating.” “I ...

For the more than 3 billion gamers around the world, the loud noises they experience while playing video games could threaten their hearing, a new review suggests. Whether on the couch, parked at a ...

Experts from NGO, Toxic Link, on Friday held a public hearing on noise pollution. While norms and standards for both silence zone and residential areas have been set, they said that most people were ...

Developer of a proposed Forsyth County project, nearby residents disagree about how to define an acceptable level of noise.

Bass and overall music levels from Glenwood South businesses in downtown Raleigh topped 100 decibels six times over one weekend, a city consultant found. That's as loud as a jackhammer or car horn and ...

Inside a Canberra radio studio on May 2, the 58-year-old Australian air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier took a ...