Noise

Noise cancelling devices are big business, and it's no surprise with excess noise exposure linked not only to hearing loss but even increased risk of cardiovascular disease and depressive symptoms… Audio

It's official. The world is getting noiser. Silence is disappearing, increasing stress, raising blood pressure, having a bearing on cardiovascular disease, dementia, diabetes, and of course, hearing… Audio

Traffic noise at schools has a detrimental effect on the development and working memory and attention in primary school students, new research out of Barcelona has found. Researcher Maria Foraster led… Audio

The escalating buzz of helicopters over Waiheke Island has left residents at boiling point and demanding regulation. The island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf is home to nearly 50 helipads - that number… Audio

Do you struggle to hear people or keep up with conversations when there's noise around? A new study of 80,000 adults over the age of 60  links this to dementia risk. Epidemiologist and study author… Audio

Two doctors treating identical patients can give different diagnoses, two judges in the same court can give different sentences to people who have committed the same crime. Interviewers of job… Audio

The Green Bank Radio Telescope is the largest steerable telescope in the world. The telescope needs to be isolated from all the radio noise that humanity produces. Which means that WiFi in Green Bank… Audio

Self-improvement guru Dale Carnegie always said listening was key to getting ahead in life. Journalist Kate Murphy takes a closer look at the art of listening in her new book, You're Not Listening:… Audio

Michael Rose is part of a group of physicists at Brigham Young University who looked at ways to reduce the noise made by airplane toilet flushes. Audio

Ultrasonic pest control issues a high-pitched sound that's meant to deter birds and pests.Not only are there unknown health consequences for children, there are civil liberties worries as these… Audio

Did you know health and safety legislation protects you against excessive noise? WorkSafe is launching a new set of tools to help workplaces manage their noise better, so we got chief executive Nicole… Audio

Former prime minister Helen Clark has made a submission to Auckland Council opposing a charity concert to raise money for Sir Ray Avery's baby pod project. Audio

Whether you're on a bus, turning up your music to drown out the rattling, or sitting in traffic next to honking cars and squealing breaks, there's a lot of sounds around.

A paper from Canadian… Audio

A Christchurch family is looking at moving house because they say they are being kept up at night due to the noise of their neighbours spa pool - while in Palmerston North a councillor is looking to… Audio

Massey University acoustics researchers have been working with childcare centres that are keen to lower noise levels and protect the hearing of young children. Audio

Wyatt Page is concerned that the noisy world we live in and our increasing use of loud headphones is bad for our hearing. Audio

Henry the rooster in Dunein is getting complaints about his early morning crowing, while in Auckland early morning construction work is generating noise complaints. Audio