If you often experience a ringing in your ears or hear sounds that no one else can, you're not alone. According to the U.S. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, between 10 ...

It might be tempting to get your fill of live music before baby comes, but loud noise can stress out your baby, even in the ...

The sound of someone sniffling can be irritating, but that has almost nothing to do with the sound itself, new Carnegie Mellon University research shows. “It’s not the sound, it’s how I feel about the ...

That constant ringing in your ears isn’t just annoying — it could be tinnitus. The condition affects more than 50 million Americans, with nearly 20 million cases considered chronic, according to the ...

The Shepard tone creates a way to build conflict or ramp up tension. In film, it is intended to give a sense of discomfort or ...

With earbuds and personal music devices being so common, it’s crucial to understand their risks. If not used carefully, they can cause permanent hearing damage. Thirty-one million Americans between ...

I love my bone conduction headphones. I wear them when I’m running so that I can hear traffic approaching. I also love them for noisy environments where I put in earplugs. Since the headphones don’t ...

If the sounds of chewing, crunching, slurping, yawning, pen clicking, tapping, water dripping, sniffling, whistling and breathing make you angry or even panicked, you may have misophonia. The term, ...