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 ...

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 told ...

Parents: You want your baby to sleep soundly so that you can sleep too, right? So maybe you bought a machine that will play soothing sounds in the nursery. And maybe you crank up the volume so that ...