Learning depends on listening. But classroom noise pollution is making hearing in the classroom harder. Finding simple and effective ways to dial down classroom noise levels can help increase focus ...

Every student knows the struggle of trying to stay focused in a freezing lecture hall or an overheated dorm room. But what if ...

Imagine that you are a lover of folk music and your friend prefers the music of the big bands. Imagine that each of you is trying to persuade the other of the high worth of what he loves the best. But ...

In the classroom, decibel levels can gradually increase without us realizing it, until they begin to affect the atmosphere: more difficult communication, nervous irritation, reduced concentration, etc ...

I’ve been using a white noise machine since my son was born. It helps him sleep. Is that bad? Could it affect his hearing? Many American households turn to white noise machines to help their children ...

Parents have used white noise machines to help their children sleep soundly for decades. But the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) just issued a policy statement warning that these tools and other ...

Many parents use noise machines to help children sleep sounder and longer. A survey conducted last year by Sleep Doctor found that 38.1%, in fact, choose noise machines, specifically on the white ...