Sounds above 80 dB can cause hearing damage, and we should limit the exposure to prevent hearing loss. Decibel apps are a convenient way to measure volume fairly accurately with your phone. Our ...

Detroit noodle shop Ima uses a digital device that has nothing to do with food. Full disclosure: Outside of a few teenage gigs washing dishes and bussing tables, I’ve barely worked in restaurants, so ...

One of the new health features baked into watchOS 6 is a Noise app that will tell you when the environment around you is too loud. But just how accurately can a wearable device with a tiny microphone ...

Measuring equipment such as SPL (Sound Pressure Level) decibel meters may seem daunting, but this article by [Shawon M. Shahryiar] shows that making your own need only have two essential ingredients: ...

One of the most difficult-to-understand terms for newcomers (and even experienced enthusiasts) in audio and sound reproduction is the decibel, partly because it’s a measure of relative intensity or ...

Jamaicans who have experienced noise nuisance from entertainment events and motor vehicles backfiring or otherwise are optimistic about the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) acquisition of decibel ...

Police found mostly quiet clubs during a Friday night raid on noise. Around 9 p.m., a task force of cops and city health and zoning officials set off from the corner Temple and Crown Streets armed ...

To keep check on noise pollution in the city, the Delhi police have procured 150 sound level meters to identify and prosecute people responsible for noise pollution. Sanjay Bhatia, DCP (Central) said ...

Mumbai is a cacophony of honking horns loud enough to damage hearing. Last year, police installed a decibel meter at a busy intersection: Only when honking died down would traffic lights turn green.