Sharon Kujawa

Research Calls Attention to Dangerous Noise Levels in Gym

. A new University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) study found that those who attend indoor cycling (spinning) classes do not lower the intensity of their workouts when the volume is reduced to a safer decibel level. The findings were published in the January–March 2021 issue of the journal Noise & Health.

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Hearing Difficulties in Noise Traced to Altered Brain Dynamics Following Cochlear Neural Degeneration

The challenge is hearing in noisy environments. In humans, evidence suggests that difficulty hearing in noisy, social settings may reflect premature auditory nerve degeneration. We report finding deterioration in perception in noisy environments after inducing bilateral moderate auditory nerve degeneration in adult mice.

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