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[TRENDING NEWS] How to Protect Your Kid’s Hearing

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Author: BY LAUREN DRAGAN - Publish Date: November 12, 2021 at 02:21AM Taking precautions now can mean protecting their hearing into adulthood.

[TRENDING NEWS] Is the Montauk Party Over?

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Author: BY ALYSON KRUEGER - Publish Date: May 29, 2021 at 01:00PM Dive bars are out. Fine dining is in. Summer shares are scarce. Town leaders are hoping to put the kibosh on the antics of seasons past.

[TRENDING NEWS] Will My Popcorn Explode?

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Author: BY RANDALL MUNROE - Publish Date: December 29, 2020 at 02:30PM The odds that all of your popcorn kernels will pop simultaneously aren’t zero. Maybe think instead of the multiple lotteries you’re more likely to win.

[TRENDING NEWS] My Neighbor’s Dogs Are Driving Me Crazy. What Can I Do?

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Author: BY RONDA KAYSEN - Publish Date: November 28, 2020 at 05:00PM Incessant barking is the top complaint to animal-control centers. As always, it’s better to start with a personal approach.

[TRENDING NEWS] How Sound Baths Ended Up Everywhere

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Author: AMITHA KALAICHANDRAN - Publish Date: August 3, 2019 at 07:00AM

[TRENDING NEWS] To Reduce Hospital Noise, Researchers Create Alarms That Whistle and Sing

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Author: EMILY S. RUEB - Publish Date: July 9, 2019 at 07:00AM Why do medical devices sound so terrible? A group of clinicians, psychologists, musicians and designers are developing signals that are less startling and more informative. Listen here.

[TRENDING NEWS] Do Hand Dryers Hurt Kids’ Hearing? This 13-Year-Old Published a Study About It

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Author: NIRAJ CHOKSHI - Publish Date: July 1, 2019 at 07:00AM Nora Keegan noticed that dryers tended to be closer to children’s ears. So she set out on a study that was eventually published in a medical journal in Canada.

[TRENDING NEWS] New York Is a Noisy City. One Man Got Revenge.

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Author: WINNIE HU - Publish Date: June 4, 2019 at 07:00AM Complaints to the city provided no relief, so a Manhattan resident sues companies to stop them from making noise. It’s working.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Pros and Cons of Noise-Canceling Headphones

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Author: GEOFFREY MORRISON - Publish Date: May 7, 2019 at 07:00AM Noise-canceling headphones regularly top lists of essential travel gadgets, but are they worth it?

[TRENDING NEWS] 5 Cheap(ish) Things to Take on Your Next Long Flight

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Author: ANNA GOLDFARB - Publish Date: April 11, 2019 at 07:00AM Are we there yet?

[TRENDING NEWS] Attention, Dogs: Your Bark Might Take a Bite out of Your Owners’ Wallets

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Author: SARAH MASLIN NIR - Publish Date: March 19, 2019 at 07:00AM Three dogs who live in a Saddle River, N.J., mansion once owned by Russell Simmons have inspired an ordinance that bans and defines excessive barking.

[TRENDING NEWS] Oceans Are Getting Louder, Posing Potential Threats to Marine Life

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Author: JIM ROBBINS - Publish Date: January 22, 2019 at 07:00AM Increasing ship traffic, sonar and seismic air gun blasts now planned for offshore drilling may be disrupting migration, reproduction and even the chatter of the seas’ creatures.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Sound of Silence

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Author: PENELOPE GREEN - Publish Date: December 27, 2018 at 07:00AM How many crazy gizmos are needed to achieve your optimum sleep environment?