Emma Taylor 
[section padding=”10px 0px 20px 0px” padding__sm=”10px 0px 16px 0px”] [row h_align=”center”] [col span__sm=”12″] [ux_text font_size=”1.05″ line_height=”1.7″] People living in the noisiest parts of England are around 1.5 times more likely to show signs of depression than those in quiet areas. That number comes from research on environmental noise. It is the kind of statistic that … Read more
[section padding=”10px 0px 20px 0px” padding__sm=”10px 0px 16px 0px”] [row h_align=”center”] [col span__sm=”12″] [ux_text font_size=”1.05″ line_height=”1.7″] Most tube commuters assume the noise is unpleasant but harmless. It’s only 20 minutes each way, so how bad can it be? On the Victoria line, between Green Park and Victoria, ambient noise averages 92.9 dB and peaks at … Read more
[section padding=”10px 0px 20px 0px” padding__sm=”10px 0px 16px 0px”] [row h_align=”center”] [col span__sm=”12″] [ux_text font_size=”1.05″ line_height=”1.7″] Most swimmers think of ear infections as a pool problem. They’re not. Rivers, lakes, and reservoirs carry bacteria that chlorine never touches, and the infections they cause are often harder to shift than anything you’d pick up in a … Read more
[section padding=”10px 0px 20px 0px” padding__sm=”10px 0px 16px 0px”] [row h_align=”center”] [col span__sm=”12″] [ux_text font_size=”1.05″ line_height=”1.7″] If you’re comparing Loop Dream vs BOLLSEN Life+ for side sleeping, BOLLSEN wins. The Loop Dream is genuinely comfortable and well-made, but Life+ has a clear advantage on the things that matter most to side sleepers: certified noise reduction, … Read more
[section padding=”10px 0px 20px 0px” padding__sm=”10px 0px 16px 0px”] [row h_align=”center”] [col span__sm=”12″] [ux_text font_size=”1.05″ line_height=”1.7″] At 65 mph, the wind hitting your motorcycle helmet generates around 110 to 116 dB of noise. That’s louder than a chainsaw. At those levels, hearing damage begins in under a minute. Most riders have no idea. If you’ve … Read more
[section padding=”10px 0px 20px 0px” padding__sm=”10px 0px 16px 0px”] [row h_align=”center”] [col span__sm=”12″] [ux_text font_size=”1.05″ line_height=”1.7″] Most people treat snoring as a fixed problem, something you either have or you don’t. But if your partner only snores badly in spring and summer, or their snoring suddenly got much worse this season, hay fever is probably … Read more
[section padding=”10px 0px 20px 0px” padding__sm=”10px 0px 16px 0px”] [row h_align=”center”] [col span__sm=”12″] [ux_text font_size=”1.05″ line_height=”1.7″] You woke up and your ears are still ringing after last night’s gig. That persistent hum or high-pitched whine is your auditory system telling you it took a knock. Loud music causes what audiologists call a temporary threshold shift: … Read more
[section padding=”10px 0px 20px 0px” padding__sm=”10px 0px 16px 0px”] [row h_align=”center”] [col span__sm=”12″] [ux_text font_size=”1.05″ line_height=”1.7″] If you have ADHD, your brain isn’t broken. It’s wired to notice everything. Every footstep in the corridor, every colleague’s phone call, every hum of the air conditioning is a competing signal, and your nervous system treats each one … Read more
[section padding=”10px 0px 20px 0px” padding__sm=”10px 0px 16px 0px”] [row h_align=”center”] [col span__sm=”12″] [ux_text font_size=”1.05″ line_height=”1.7″] Most parents know loud noise is bad for kids. Fewer know how bad, or how fast permanent damage can happen. The World Health Organisation sets the safe limit for children at 75 dB, yet a typical school disco runs … Read more
[section padding=”10px 0px 20px 0px” padding__sm=”10px 0px 16px 0px”] [row h_align=”center”] [col span__sm=”12″] [ux_text font_size=”1.05″ line_height=”1.7″] Swimmer’s ear affects roughly 1 in 10 people at some point in their lives, and during the UK’s open-water and pool season it is one of the most common reasons people visit their GP. The condition is painful, persistent, … Read more