Exposure to high levels of noise can cause permanent hearing loss. Short term exposure to loud noise can also cause a temporary change in hearing (your ears may feel stuffed up) or a ringing in your ...

There is no question that construction sites are loud. Between the bulldozers rumbling across the ground, jackhammers breaking through concrete or saws cutting through metals and woods, noise is ...

India, March 15 -- Noise adversely affects the economy by reducing productivity, increasing healthcare costs, affecting ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 16 - Air and water are the first things that come to mind as afflicted when talking about pollution. But an equally dangerous invisible hazard is always within earshot: noise. The ...

Construction workers encounter multiple hazards on the job, but, more often than not, noise is not considered as critical as some of the other present dangers. There is no question that construction ...