“I couldn’t read, I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t think straight," the woman said of the ringing caused by a rare condition.

Choose the right earplugs or earmuffs: Buy earplugs or earmuffs with a Noise Reduction Rating of at least 22 decibels. This number, listed on the product package, tells you how much sound the product ...

Sudden or severe cold temperature can cause trees to experience "frost crack." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Bill McNee of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources about what happens and why.

Soundcore introduced the AeroFit 2 Pro at CES 2026, the world’s first earbuds to combine an open-ear design with active noise cancellation, allowing users to switch between awareness and isolation as ...

Shokz has taken the wraps off its new flagship earbuds at CES 2026. The company's new flagship model, the OpenFit Pro, is designed to address one of the biggest challenges in open-ear audio: ...

Often you might have heard that some people complain of a ringing sound, buzzing sound, or crackling sound in their ears. Often, this problem occurs due to cold, flu, allergies, earwax, or sinus. When ...

You know that sound in your ear that is like a rushing or a soft whooshing? It can be really unsettling. This happens when you are not doing anything. It is very quiet. It is not like the sounds you ...

Come on, feel the noise! Fed-up Big Apple residents can now help monitor and police excessive ear-piercing noise in their neighborhoods through a new “NYC Noise” app launched by the city Department of ...

Evanston, on a supposedly quiet Monday morning, is noisier than you might think. “OK, what’s that guy so angry about?” Fred Armisen asked as a garbage truck barreled down Sherman Avenue. A moment ...

It’s music to their ears. City regulators are making a bid to address the bane of New Yorkers’ existence: noise! The city Department of Environmental Protection ...

It turns out the Aloha State isn't too keen on exhaust system modifications. Despite having multiple laws on the books prohibiting residents from altering stock vehicle pipes or mufflers for the ...

Following up on last year’s Nothing Ear, the Nothing Ear (3) is launching today at a higher $179 price point, but with a new “Super Mic” feature added on, as well as some tweaks to its sound profile.