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 ...

I've been sitting on the sidelines waiting to jump into the downtown noise fiasco, so here goes: As a former sound engineer I can tell you it's hard for most people to understand decibels (dB), and on ...

Too much or too little noise in the office can harm our well-being, research finds. The ideal amount is about 50 decibels, comparable to moderate rain or birdsong. “Everybody knows that loud noise is ...

It almost seems like another age, but a common complaint of office workers was that the modern open-plan office was too noisy to get anything done. The constant hubbub of chatter, machinery, and ...