But one technical area is complained about more than any other: the sound. Many complaints are about audibility, including background music being too loud, with loudness (explained below ...

That's better. Where was I? Ah yes. What makes the difference between a quiet sound and a loud sound? Well, it's all to do with the strength of the vibration. A weak vibration makes a gentle sound ...

At a high level, the solution is fairly straightforward; when there is loud music playing in a movie, turn the volume down. The challenge is how to actually achieve that. The first step was ...

One of the first noises I was terrified of as a child was the sound of water going down the bathtub drain. I remember covering my ears and running out of the room as soon as the plug was pulled to ...

Noise-induced hearing loss can be temporary or permanent. It’s not as much a matter of how loud a sound seems, but how forcefully the sound waves enter the structure of your ear. If someone ever ...