37 articles on "noise"

Listen Up: How Noise Can Harm Your Hearing

Listen Up: How Noise Can Harm Your Hearing by: Jane Lake The good news is that you don't have to lose your hearing as you age. The bad news is, you will - unless you limit your exposure to high noise levels. The most preventable cause of he...

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Listen Up: How Noise Can Harm Your Hearing

As we go about our daily lives, many of us are surrounded by noise. Whether it's the hum of traffic on the street, the chatter of people in a crowded coffee shop, or the blaring of music through headphones, we often take for granted the sounds that m...

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How to Get Neighbors to Turn Down the Volume

It's 2 in the morning. You're lying in bed trying to sleep because you have a big meeting tomorrow morning. You feel a pounding sensation in your head. At first, you think it's a headache. But then you realize that it's the funky...

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A Brand New Noise-Cancelling Headsets

Those who have invented the headphones for the people who are obsessed about the sound quality of their music have thought that those headsets can serve another function as well, that of offering a blessed quiet or, at least, a relative quiet compare...

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Understanding AC POWER PROBLEMS

Semiconductor manufacturers of the microprocessors and memory devices, of which our computer systems are based, are approaching the smallest electronic cell element permitted by the laws of physics. The electrical over stress required to destroy stat...

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Employers - How to Protect Your Employees from Hearing Damage

Loss of hearing is one of the largest occupational hazards suffered by employees. The Control of Noise at Work Regulations (2005) sought to reduce the risk of employees suffering damage to their hearing by providing directions regarding managing nois...

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Soundproofing Floors the Easiest Way

If you've ever had to listen to children, pets or household members making a lot of noise when all you wanted was peace and quiet, you already know the importance of soundproofing floors. If you have an older home, you probably deal with this re...

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How to Get Some Peace & Quiet

In this hectic, modern world of ours there is often a great need for us to slow down, calm ourselves, and find some peace and quiet. Here are a few ideas to get you started: 1. Plan daily "quiet time" The best way to quiet down is to plan 30-minutes ...

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Noise in the Workplace

Noise in the Workplace by: Chris Hampton The Cause: Machinery, people and the environment all contribute to noise in the workplace. Machinery, such as copiers, printers, fax machines, fans, air conditioner, computers, phones and many other types...

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What is White Noise?

What is White Noise? by: Jason Rickard The best way to explain White Noise is to first look at why it has been given that name. White is used because of the way light works. White light is not an absence of color but is rather a combination of A...

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