Nurses’ exposure to noise may play a part in their overall health and potential to burn out at work, the results of a new study suggest. The researchers reviewed a prior study of 3,800 nurses who were ...

When specifying cooling equipment, engineers are faced with myriad decisions affecting performance and layout. One critical consideration is the noise emitted. As population density rises in major ...

Noise exposures and standard threshold shifts have been present in general industry and construction sites since the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was founded. In fact, many safety ...

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.

A noise-monitoring system with a light-based alert similar to traffic lights has been installed in a community hall in Clementi to tackle complaints from residents about noise stemming ...

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) yesterday emphasised the importance of adhering to regulations governing the sound levels emitted by vehicles as part of its ...

Q: You recently wrote about amplifying sound through headphones to drown out airplane noise. It would have been helpful for you to point out that high volume levels can damage hearing. Wouldn't some ...