Noise Pollution

How to complain effectively Noise Abatement Society
Glossary of Noise Control Terms
Noise Pollution Clearinghouse
Noisy Neighbors Helped Drive English Man to Suicide Coroner Finds
London Case Pending on Landlords Liability in Noise Nuisance Matters
National Noise Awareness Day
Noise Nuisance Neighbor in Gloucester
Local Authorities Are Granted More Power to Arrest Noisy Neighbors in England and Wales
Noisy Stereos in Britain Seized by Local Authorities
Noise Pollution is a Growing Problem in Great Britain
Britains Noise Pollution Officers Experience Violence and Aggression
TV of Scottish Man Confiscated Over Noise
English Boys Complaint About Noisy Neighbor Leads to Neighbors Eviction
Study Finds That Speed Bumps to Slow Traffic in Britains Villages Result in More Noise
British Man Convicted of Damaging His Wifes Hearing
Soundproofing Measures Exist for Insulation Against Neighbor Noise
British Residents Seek Solutions to Deal with Noisy Neighbors
British Government Announces Funding of New Research into the Health Effects of Noise
British Council Uses New Powers to Quiet Noisy Neighbor
Noise Tas
Stress and the Noisy Office Even low-level noise can be stressful
Even Low-Level Noise at Work Can Lead To Stress
Noise and Your Health Is Noise Making You Ill?

Is Noise Making You Ill?

Take a moment to answer the following questions:

Do you experience rapid heartbeat, stomach cramps and/or diarrhea at the onset of noise?
Do you sometimes tremble uncontrollably and break out into a cold sweat when exposed to unwanted noise?
Do you feel an overwhelming sense of anger toward the person causing the noise? Do you entertain violent fantasies about that person?
Do you get angry and upset just thinking about noise even when everything is quiet for the moment?
Are you ever exposed to noise levels above 85 decibels?

If you answered 'yes' to one or more of the above questions, chances are noise is harming your health.

Combating Stress symptoms are fatigue, muscular aches and pains, headaches, indigestion, bowel cramps, irregular heartbeat and rapid heartbeat... Take action to dispose of your stress... Face the stress-causing situation head on... In situations where you cannot show your anger, get away from the stress-causing situation for a while. Take a break, walk around the corner... Do not resort to alcohol or drugs when you are under stress. These only compound the stress...
Ten Years On: Campaigning Against Noise United Kingdom Noise Association
Noise Network Links
Packaging Dynamics Inc (foam eggbox)
Packing and Packing Material Suppliers (Canada)
Suppliers of Foam
Caligen Foam Ltd (Accrington)
Custom Foam Systems Ltd (Kitchener ON)
Foam Sweet Foam (Lynden, WA)
Acoustic Foan from Vitec (UK)
Noise-Busters Acoustical Products - Links Page

The Hyperacusis Network Message I sent to them on Nov 29, 2007: Our offIces were refurbished a few weeks ago and a "speech privacy" system installed, without consulting any employees. This emits pink noise from speakers in the ceiling. There is only one volume control for the building, most of which has high ceilings, but I am in the only room with a low ceiling. Consequently the sound intensity is 2 or 3 orders of magnitude higher than it should be. Far from having a soothing effect, this fierce hissing produces irritation, agitation and anxiety, and I am becoming progressively sensitized to it. I note that the CIA and foreign governments use hissing as a torture method in their interrogation centers. Where do I stand legally? Am I able to take out a restraining order against my employer preventing him inflicting this psychological warfare on me? How much worse does it have to get before it can be classed as a workplace injury?
3 Types of Sound Sensitivity, Phonophobia and Misophonia
Acoustic Trauma: Bioeffects of Sound
Acoustical Solutions anechoic wedges and foam
Teen repellent is Ig Nobel winner - 06/10/06 high-frequency sound
Noise annoys - 05/11/07
Kids' commissioner calls for ban on Mosquito, ultrasonic anti-teen device - 12/02/08
noise office Life in a CIA Torture Center - 11/06/07 Psychological Stress: "The sound most commonly heard in cells was a constant, low-level hum of white noise from loudspeakers... The gradual escalation of applied physical and psychological exertion... is said to have caused many of those held by the CIA to develop enduring psychiatric and mental problems"
"Confidante" Speech Privacy System brochure includes the PCM300P control unit, and diagrams of offices, without ceiling heights
Confidante Distributed Audio System for Speech Privacy Two dynamic ranges 36 dB - 45 dB and 48 dB - 57 dB - "complies with Part 15 of FCC regulations" (concerning radio frequencies, not audio)- (800) 833-0411
Details, a Steelcase Company Exclusive distributor of the Confidante Speech Privacy System
Confidante Assembly Guide
Today's Office Little Rock dealer in Confidante
noise cancelling headphones The sound of silence
Sennheiser PXC150
Panasonic RP-HC300 noise-cancelling headphones
BizRate
noise dogs My neighbor's dog barks all the time, and it's driving me crazy. What can I do?
How to Stop Your Neighbor's Dog from Barking
Bark Free
Super Bark Free
Hyperacusis

MP moves to ban muzak - 15/03/00
Wardens to silence noisy families - 02/07/00 Government may appoint community members to act against rowdy residents
Punishment won't be fitting the crime in future, just the whine - 10/07/00 Under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (as amended in 1998), a defendant can now be convicted of "violence against the person" if a court finds that he has caused a victim emotional distress.
Parents count £10,000 cost of teenage party - 12/07/00 Police fail to respond to emergency calls of a 'disturbance' as young revellers destroy family home
Tourist stabbed in noise dispute - 21/08/00
Legal action over 'acoustic shock' - 12/02/01
Barking dog must die - 28/09/01
Tenant told 'don't flush at night' - 28/04/04
'Loud noise damaged my whole body' - 24/07/04
Neighbour who killed mother was obsessed by noise - 24/07/04
Are floorboards ruining your life? - 17/07/04
Crackdown on nuisance neighbours - 24/10/04
Warning over festive hearing loss - 01/12/04
Engineers turn to 'soft offices' - 08/04/05
Politicians are urged to keep the noise down - 21/04/05
The silent majority - 21/04/05
Cruise lines turn to sonic weapon - 08/11/05
White noise - 05/01/06
Secret alarm becomes dance track - 26/09/06
Noise dispute man 'shot himself' - 13/12/06
MP3 users 'risking hearing loss' - 07/09/07
Dutch PhD student develops device to combat noise - 01/12/09

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