News tagged with sound levels


Loud music can make you drink more, in less time, in a bar

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 19, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Commercial venues are very aware of the effects that the environment – in this case, music – can have on in-store traffic flow, sales volumes, product choices, and consumer time spent in the immediate vicinity. A study of ...





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Surviving dance club music (noise) with hearing intact

Biology /

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

By tweaking a system in the ear that limits how much sound is heard, a global team of researchers has discovered one alteration that shows that the ability of the ear to turn itself down contributes to protecting against ...


Study shows Human Sounds may Kill Fish

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anthropogenic, or human generated, sounds have the potential to significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals - from the individual animal’s well-being, right through to its reproduction, migration and ...


New iPod listening study shows surprising behavior of teens

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study involving iPods and teenagers by the University of Colorado at Boulder and Children's Hospital Boston indicates teenagers who receive pressure from their peers or others to turn down the volume of their iPods ...


Iron deficiency in womb may delay brain maturation in preemies

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Iron plays a large role in brain development in the womb, and new University of Rochester Medical Center research shows an iron deficiency may delay the development of auditory nervous system in preemies. This delay could ...


Estrogen controls how the brain processes sound

Estrogen controls how the brain processes sound

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scientists at the University of Rochester have discovered that the hormone estrogen plays a pivotal role in how the brain processes sounds.


iPod speakers: New offerings cute, compact, colorful

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

So many iPod speaker systems are available that finding the "best" could take a year. But you can sort speaker systems by style or function, so today's theme is cute and portable.


New findings contradict a prevailing belief about the inner ear

New findings contradict a prevailing belief about the inner ear

Biology /

created Feb 12, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (25) | comments 0

A healthy ear emits soft sounds in response to the sounds that travel in. Detectable with sensitive microphones, these otoacoustic emissions help doctors test newborns' hearing. A deaf ear doesn't produce ...


Which Is King Of Clubs In The Noise Stakes?

Which Is King Of Clubs In The Noise Stakes?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New generation thin-faced titanium golf clubs can produce sound levels nearly twice as loud as traditional steel clubs when they hit a ball, according to new research.


Hybrid cars too quiet for pedestrian safety? Add engine noise, say human factors researchers

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Important pedestrian safety issues have emerged with the advent of hybrid and electric vehicles. These vehicles are relatively quiet—they do not emit the sounds pedestrians and bicyclists are accustomed to hearing as a vehicle ...


Study examines function of prosthetic ears in improving hearing, speech recognition

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 15, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Prosthetic ears appear to improve hearing and speech recognition in noisy environments, according to a report in the September/October issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.



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