CLAMOR: How Noise Took Over

Noise is a public health hazard, which creates all sorts of ill effects including heart disease and hearing loss, as well as lost productivity. Noise isn’t just about decibel level – although that’s important – it is about its constancy and intrusiveness. Who likes that high-pitched car alarm that goes off at 3 am or the cacophony of bleeping machines that overload your nervous system, when you are trying to heal in a hospital bed? Do you long for a calmer, quieter world?  

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