If you are around a noise that is so loud you cannot speak at a normal conversation level, you should wear ear plugs, move away from the noise source, or turn it down.

Environmental noise—also known as “noise pollution”—comes from sources around us. These include road traffic, airplanes and airports, trains and wind farms. Indoor sources of noise such as ...

"So, introducing a noise source in the bedroom basically means that the auditory system is constantly processing those noise events or those sounds." He added that it could have consequences ...

But the type of noise source, frequency (pitch), rate and duration can also impact how noise is experienced by a listener. Some invertebrates such as hunting spiders detect sound from vibrations ...