What do I want to eat? What else could I eat? I just ate, but what other food is there? These are some of the thoughts that may pop into the mind of someone dealing with food noise, Dr. Jeff Alfonsi, ...

Nikki Levy opened the DoorDash app on her phone, craving Vietnamese food. Then she remembered the 95% fat-free turkey she’d defrosted: She could cook instead of ordering in. She closed the app and ...

Cities don’t just get filthy in the visual sense — urban spaces can often be a raging mess of sound. The blaring car horns, the police sirens screaming through the usual waves of traffic, the clatter ...

Chronic exposure to unwanted aircraft, traffic and construction noise may harm psychological and cardiovascular health. (Getty Images) If you live in a city, near a highway or within several miles of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bill Schiffmiller, thought leader on accessibility & auditory matters. Summer is here, and so is the seasonal surge in sound, ...

Among emerging trends to improve sleep is the idea to generate neutral noise as a way to drown out distracting noises or fill gaps in the silence. For some, too much silence can be just as disturbing ...

Tinnitus, also referred to as ringing in the ears, describes the perception of sound in the absence of any external noise. One potential tinnitus treatment is noise color therapy. Noise “colors” match ...

Medically reviewed by Valerie Cacho, MD Key Takeaways White noise includes all frequencies and can help with relaxation and ...

Noise-canceling headphones and earbuds are incredibly beneficial. If you’ve ever used a pair, you’ll appreciate their ability to provide a peaceful, noise-free listening experience, perfect for ...

I used to think that silence was something I could escape to. I used to think it existed somewhere else. I was looking in all the wrong places. It turns out, it’s closer than I ever imagined. While ...

When I presented my last week’s column, entitled ‘What is the environmental impact of Christmas’, I purposely left off one aspect of the matter because that is the mother of all environmental impacts, ...

Immigrant rights organizers and local city leaders held a news conference Wednesday denouncing Home Depot's installation of noise machines at its Cypress Park location. The high-pitched sound causes ...