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 ...

Decibels (dB) are a unit for measuring sound. Since sound reproduction is critical for the home theater experience, it's ...

iPhone and Apple Watch include a wide range of valuable health features and a couple of them that don’t get much attention include measuring ambient and headphone noise levels. Read along for a look ...

We live in a noisy world, from traffic and aircraft congestion to construction sites, TV shows, and many other sources. But understanding dB measurements can help, as we will soon see. Noise is an ...

The City of Waynesboro amended its noise ordinance last July in an attempt to provide objective standards for any noise violation. However, the amendment may not have gone far enough to address noise ...

OSHA requires that employees who are subjected to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) noise exposure of more than 85 dB must be enrolled in a hearing conservation program. Because of insufficient ...