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Noise pollution in hospitals deserves attention

2021-03-18 by Mai-Britt Beldam

We at Acoustic Bulletin are happy to welcome guest bloggers. This time we have had the opportunity to collaborate with a Dutch healthcare professional, Judith Veen, who is telling us about a lecture she recently held in a hospital. Judith is hearing impaired, runs the business Heart2Hear, and knows how important sound and acoustics are: […]

World Hearing Day 2021 – improve balance!

2021-03-01 by Mai-Britt Beldam

World Hearing Day – the 3rd of March 2021! The WHO points attention to this day by communicating that: The number of people living with unaddressed hearing loss and ear diseases is unacceptable. Timely action is needed to prevent and address hearing loss across the life course. Investing in cost-effective interventions will benefit people with […]

Tinnitus week!

2021-02-02 by Mai-Britt Beldam

This week is Tinnitus week! All over the world people suffer from Tinnitus and in this blog post we point attention to poor working environments in schools that lead to increased Tinnitus for teachers. In a recent blog post we focused on dentists’ working environment – and 42% of the participants in a survey experienced […]

With summer festivals coming it’s time to look out or invest in earplugs!

2016-06-22 by Colin Campbell

A recent study of over 50 randomised people who either wore earplugs or did not at an outdoor music festival in Amsterdam give some interesting results. The average sound level was 100dB for over 4 hours and of those not wearing earplugs 42% suffered temporary hearing loss afterwards and of those who wore the earplugs […]

5 questions about tinnitus & what you can do

2015-08-31 by Nina Persson Kerr

Restored Hearing helps Tinnitus sufferers

We interviewed Eimear O’Carroll, from Restored Hearing about what it’s like to live with tinnitus and how indoor environments can support people with tinnitus. She has been working together with business partner Rhona Togher on hearing problems for almost 10 years now. The young entrepreneurs both studied physics and use their training to create products to help people with impaired […]

Noise Action Week 2015 UK

2015-05-19 by Colin Campbell

Here are some films to share as timely reminders this week about noise issues – watch here.  NAW 2015 says: “Noise prevention is cheaper than cure”. Their campaign in the UK is aimed at engaging everyone as they say – “We are all affected by noise -using Noise Action Week to raise awareness of noise […]

Coping strategies when living with tinnitus

2012-12-03 by Colin Campbell

(Photo – Shutterstock) Having tinnitus can make life hard. Here is some simple advice helping you cope with the constant noise of tinnitus: http://www.hear-it.org/How-to-live-with-tinnitus 9 out of 10 Belgian students experience tinnitus! http://www.hear-it.org/Nine-out-of-ten-Belgian-students-experience-tinnitus

Breakthrough in tinnitus research

2011-01-17 by Ricardo Canto Leyton

Tinnitus research Researchers Dr. Michael Kilgard and Dr. Navzer Engineer from The University of Texas at Dallas in cooperation with a company called MicroTransponder report that sounds paired with stimulation of the vagus nerve eliminated tinnitus in rats. A clinical trial in humans is due to begin in the next few months. The method works […]

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