Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent, which is why looking after your hearing while you’re young is so crucial.
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Using earbuds or headphones to play very loud music on devices and going to live gigs are putting up to 1.35 billion young people at risk of permanent hearing loss worldwide.
Quiet hour is a strategy aimed at making retail spaces more inclusive for people who struggle with sensory overload, but they’re not the only ones who welcome a pause in the assault on their senses.
Seashells don’t make the noise of the ocean. Here’s what’s really going on.
Brown noise sounds like the ocean and some people say it helps them sleep. Here’s what the science actually says.
Since antiquity people have harnessed sound as a weapon, and the practice continues – in new high-tech ways – today.
Noise pollution is a serious problem, and cars make a lot of it. But roads are also a factor.
The ocean is often considered a silent universe. But many recent studies highlight the importance of the soundscape for many marine species, both large and small.
When an attention-based media system always allows the noise-makers to dominate the conversation, it becomes impossible to hear the full range of voices and views.
Soundscapes impact the well-being of human and non-human urban inhabitants. Here’s how noise can change animal behaviour, both in and out of lockdown.
Your brain may have got used to working from home, here’s how to transition back to the office.
Arctic foxes have a few special talents that help them sneak up on unseen prey and pounce.
We’ve devised a way to factor in noise annoyance levels in drone design.
Setting off fireworks may be fun for you, but for some of your neighbors it could be a traumatic experience.
Whether it’s cars passing nearby, a neighbour’s blaring music or the constant drone of a lawnmower, the trouble with sound is that – unlike light – it can be hard to block out completely.
The ‘right’ amount of noise is different for everyone. That might explain why some people perform best in noisy environments, while others prefer silence.
Commercial and recreational drones are taking to the air. They’re very noisy, and neighborhoods everywhere could become awfully loud.
From the curious to the serious – a bird’s eye view of the unique ways in which The Conversation covers the world.
From bird songs to wind patterns, sound is a key but often underappreciated element of natural places. Learning how to listen to nature can alert us to changes in the environment before we see them.
People who depend on auditory implants to hear struggle to understand speech in noisy places. A new device could change that.
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Professor of Digital Sound and Interactive Media, Arizona State University
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Associate Dean and Associate Professor in Social Sciences, University of Canberra
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Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of Data Science, University of Virginia
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Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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