Megan Gerhart, Au.D. received her doctorate of audiology from the University of Florida. She has experience helping pediatrics to geriatrics both in private practice and medical models of care. She ...

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 ...

Data shows extended noise exposure damages auditory and cognitive development. A new study published in the journal Sleep Medicine analyzed existing data about sound levels of white noise machines and ...

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 ...

As Swedish cities are densified at a fast pace, there is now construction very close to roads and thoroughfares - land that was considered unthinkable for development just a decade ago. It is already ...

Study shows that not only are loud vehicles flying overhead a cause of noise pollution-related stress, the effect of that stress remains on the body even after noise levels have decreased. Researchers ...