Posts by Norman

Recently I attended the Annual AAS conference down in Cape Schanck, Victoria. I think it was a very successful conference, one of the better ones, even though, being a member of the Vic Division, one could argue that I was biased! The venue was great, the exhibition was oversold and the papers were generally of…

Samantha Dick Losing your hearing is a downer, sure, but there’s something else you should know: you could be losing your mind, too. US researchers have found a link between hearing loss and poorer cognition in people over 50, even in people who think they have ‘normal’ hearing. And this connection between hearing and cognition…

By Alex Taylor and Ben Feuerherd October 18, 2019 A Harlem man who’d argued with the couple upstairs for a decade over noise “snapped” on Friday, shooting them dead, lighting his own apartment on fire, and then fatally shooting himself in the head during a police standoff, neighbors and authorities said. The suspect, Bruce Anderson,…

What can really cause hearing loss? Photo: Getty Listen up – it’s time to face the facts. Hearing loss is more common than you think – it actually affects one in seven Australians around the country*. Instead of listening to old wives tales and myths, the team at Audika wants to clear up any misconceptions…

My face feels hot, and strangely numb. Then, a slight tingling sensation starts. It’s not comfortable, but I would liken it to the final five seconds of waking up a foot you’ve sat on for too long. Are we up to the last song? I wonder. Before I can think too much about it, I’m…

You hear your spouse breathing nearby and you instantly get angry. Your 6-year-old yawns and it triggers a fight-or-flight reaction in you. You avoid restaurants because you can’t stand the sound of chewing. Sounds other people don’t even seem to notice, drive you up a wall. You might have misophonia. What is misophonia? People with misophonia…

GENEVA (Reuters) – Carmakers are dreaming up futuristic electric car engine sounds to ensure that pedestrians can hear vehicles that lack audible cues like high-revving, howling combustion engines, senior executives at the Geneva car show said. The Audi “Q4 e-tron concept” is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5,…

by Tofi Stoler / CTech CTech – You are in your car with your four-year-old and your 12-year-old who are constantly arguing about which track to put on the stereo. He wants to listen to the Frozensoundtrack on repeat, but she insists on Ariana Grande’s 2019 hit “Thank You, Next.” You’re stuck in the middle, wishing you…

1 February 2019 One of the best things about the 21st century is that we can pretty much pump our music whenever, and however, we want. Plus many of us live a short walk to a train station, and we can build massive structures, use powerful drills and chainsaws in our own home, and even…

The roar of the crowd, the boom of the bass, and the pop and crackle of fireworks, while exhilarating, can be loud enough to permanently damage your hearing. One simple solution that can save your hearing is using hearing protectors, such as earplugs or earmuffs. Yet only eight percent of American adults say that they…