Hospitals already know they have a noise problem, and hospital noise monitoring has traditionally focused on measuring sound levels. The more useful question is: what is causing the noise, when does it occur, and did our intervention work? Research across hospital and ICU environments repeatedly identifies conversations and medical equipment alarms among the major noise […]
A UK industrial company used SoundEar Cloud reports during an ISO 45001 audit to explain the basis for its decisions on noise controls, hearing protection and workplace zoning. According to feedback from the company’s health and safety team, the auditor responded positively to both the detail in the reports and the clarity of their presentation. […]
SoundEar II vs SoundEar4 – click the image to open the full comparison PDF. Choosing between SoundEar II and SoundEar4 depends on what you need your noise monitoring device to do. Both solutions make changing noise levels visible in real time, but they serve different purposes. SoundEar II is primarily a simple visual noise indicator […]
Hospital noise is an issue for babies born prematurely who are at high risk when it comes to external influences such as noise. Their systems are underdeveloped and they need as much sleep and rest as possible to recuperate. This is one of the reasons why the Neonatal Unit at the highly specialized hospital in […]
Are you one of the nearly 70 million Europeans who are exposed to noise levels above 55 dB on a daily basis? Due to a wide range of health issues related to high noise levels, the European Commission requires that member states map the noise levels in cities and large towns. But how do we […]
Types of Noise When categorizing noise, there are generally four main types: continuous, intermittent, impulsive, and low-frequency. The main differentiating factor between these types is how the noise changes with time. Let’s now discuss in detail the different types of noise that surround us all. Continuous Noise As is obvious by the name, continuous noise […]
Measuring Sound The amplitude of a sound wave can be described in many ways. It is important to remember that not all sounds are the same, and hence the methods used to characterize the loudness of sound differ significantly from one another depending on the type of sound wave. Since noise and its harmful health […]
Decibel Scale When looking at the most versatile and amazingly sound devices, nothing can compare to the human ear. With its ingenious internal mechanisms and physiology, the human ear can adjust its sensitivity to increasing sound levels and handle a vast array of sound power levels. In short, this astounding piece of natural machinery can […]
As the COVID pandemic spread in the United States, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston became a regional epicenter for acute COVID patients. The number of patients increased, and MGH had respirators donated by the surrounding hospitals to meet the need. However, the alarms on the new ventilators could not be surveilled on the existing […]
At a hospital in Preston, UK researchers have found that SoundEar devices can be used to reduce noise levels in critical care units, without introducing any other means of noise reduction. The results speak volumes ”The device [SoundEar 3] acted as an isolated intervention to significantly reduce night-time ambient and peak sound levels, a change […]