NEW ORLEANS — We got a few calls about a very loud noise on Wednesday night. It was heard across the river from the Nine Mile Entergy Station. Entergy tells us a steam relief valve was opened.

Follow these steps to remove the volume limit enforced by Android: Open Settings and go to Sounds and vibration. Instead of ...

A man in New Mexico who was woken in the middle of the night by "very loud" noises was shocked to discover the source of the ruckus. Brooks Boyd, from Santa Fe, was roused from his sleep at around ...

Along with concerts and sporting events, movie theaters are among the loudest recreational environments we experience, say experts. (Getty Images) Whether you love to hit up the box office for a ...

Data shows extended noise exposure damages auditory and cognitive development. A new study published in the journal Sleep Medicine analyzed existing data about sound levels of white noise machines and ...

A mysterious boom heard in northern New Jersey on Sunday night was the second in less than a week that has left authorities confounded. Pequannock police chief Daniel Comune said the department ...

A new study from Oregon State University aims to better understand noise pollution in Portland. Researchers found that many of the city’s neighborhoods have noise levels that are likely unhealthy.

As the father of two deaf sons and the author of a book on the history of cochlear implants, I thought I knew a bit about hearing problems. I was still shocked by an e-mail I received some months ago.

I mentioned this in another thread about smoking and figured what the heck, I'm curious as to what other people feel about this.<BR><BR>I stopped going to clubs for a while simply because I could not ...

I heartily agree with Brice Cherry’s plea to lower the volume of the “canned noise” in the new Foster Pavilion [“How loud is too loud?,” Jan. 18]. I started wearing earplugs in the Ferrell Center, not ...