If you’ve hung around electronics for any length of time, you’ve surely heard of the decibel (often abbreviated dB). The decibel is a measure of a power ratio. Actually, the real measure is a bel, but ...

Megan Gerhart, Au.D. received her doctorate of audiology from the University of Florida. She has experience helping pediatrics to geriatrics both in private practice and medical models of care. She ...

For 37 million Americans, the world is a very quiet place. Severe hearing loss can make conversations fade into whispers and turn music into a faint hum. See your doctor as soon as you have trouble ...

BROOKLYN, MI – Race cars are loud. But depending where you sit, it ranges from “ear plugs might be wise” to “is this a jet engine taking off.” Or perhaps a better comparison for Detroit sports fans: ...

If someone has ever asked you to repeat yourself at a crowded restaurant, but that person can hear you just fine during the quiet car ride home, you know that hearing loss can affect people in ...

Decibels are commonly used in electronic systems that include RF, audio, and more recently, signal integrity. While many engineers already think in decibels, if you mostly work in the time domain, you ...

For comparison, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that a rocket launch measures up to 180 decibels, and that prolonged exposure to decibels above 85 can result in hearing loss. With ...

Decibels (dB) are a unit for measuring sound. Since sound reproduction is critical for the home theater experience, it's ...

SpaceX's Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket ever launched, but could it also be one of the loudest? (Credit: Getty Images) SpaceX's enormous Starship rocket is the largest to ever ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --"It was so loud." That was Coach Zimmer describing the energy at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday night. Many Vikings fans heard it through the television, but Douglas from Evansville ...

Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra will bring a ruckus to Avery Fisher Hall next Sunday, when they present the first of three programs, a concert version of Benjamin Britten’s 1945 opera ...