Living near heavy traffic could negatively impact your heart health. A European study, published in the journal Environmental Research, found that exposure to nighttime road traffic noise is linked to ...

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 ...

People who live adjacent to airports or under flight paths—and thus are exposed to a high degree of consistent aircraft noise—are more likely to have worse heart function regardless of other clinical ...

Sounds that are lower pitched are less studied than other types. Some say it’s a health hazard. Others have doubts. By Lourdes Medrano/Undark Published Apr 17, 2024 8:00 AM EDT This article was ...

The world is getting louder. People cannot escape noise pollution in their everyday lives whether from traffic, infrastructure, music or more, but employees can and must be protected from excessive ...

Tinnitus is a perceived sound that cannot be attributed to an external sound source (Eggermont, 2003). It is a subjective phenomenon, perceivable only by the person who is experiencing it. 1 The ...