Archive for Hearing & Auditory

The Effects of Sound on a Baby During Pregnancy

August 17, 2018
Effects of Sound on a Baby During Pregnancy

When you’re pregnant, you take extra precautionary measures to ensure your health is in top shape to best protect your unborn child. You may be familiar with the everyday products you should avoid while pregnant, including hair dyes and various chemicals. But did you know sound can significantly impact your health during pregnancy, too? If you […]

Why Can Humans Only Hear Between 20 Hz and 20kHz?

July 20, 2018
Why Can Humans Only Hear Between 20 Hz and 20kHz

If you’ve ever used a dog whistle before, you may have blown into the device with no sound produced at all. Except you did make a noise — it was just at a frequency level indistinguishable to the human ear. Your four-legged friend, however, likely perked up his ears the moment you blew into this […]

Echo vs. Reverberation

June 15, 2018
Echo vs. Reverberation

When you find yourself standing in a long hallway and decide to shout out your name, you might just hear your name repeated back in waves. This return of noise is an example of echo. The sound reflects back to the listener as the frequencies bounce off hard objects such as ceilings and walls. The […]

Why Certain Sounds Lull You to Sleep

March 05, 2018
Sleep Sounds

You’re cozied up in bed, drifting off and it begins to rain. How do you react? If you’re like the rest of the herd, you probably shrug it off. But, if your phone goes off, your reaction is likely the exact opposite. These different responses are the basis of a study completed by a Pennsylvania […]

Soundproofing for Tinnitus

February 16, 2018
Soundproofing for Tinnitus

One in every ten people experiences some form of tinnitus during their lifetime. Whether this ringing is short-lived or lasts for months on end, tinnitus is a tedious effect millions of individuals suffer from. Luckily, you can reduce the severity of your tinnitus through soundproofing materials that help control the austerity of your sound reception. […]

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