What Is a Decibel?
Most folks know that a decibel is a measure of sound, but there’s much more to it than that. This...
30 August, 2021
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Hearing Tag
Good Speech Communication is Possible in Restaurants, Even During A Pandemic
In the months since COVID-19 took over the news cycle, restaurants have adapted to stay open and observe the recommendations...
11 September, 2020
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Everybody Hertz: How to Deal with Annoying Low-Frequency Noise
Often constant and usually monotonous, a low-frequency noise or hum in your home can make you feel like you are...
30 September, 2019
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Late Reflections, Echoes, and Speech Intelligibility
While human ears and brains are remarkable speech processors, our ability to understand speech is easily degraded by a little...
02 November, 2017
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Intelligible Design: Reverberation time and hearing
Reverberation time (RT) is a measure of how long it takes for sound to decay in a space. It can...
21 January, 2017
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Speaking Tips for Friends of People with Impaired Hearing
Last fall, we wrote about how acoustical design can improve speech intelligibility for people with impaired hearing. Yet even in a...
21 July, 2016
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Smart Acoustical Design Helps Listeners with Impaired Hearing
When designing your care facility, rest home, classroom, university lecture hall, amphitheatre or house of worship, consider incorporating acoustical design...
05 October, 2015
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