Yes, We Heard Your Noise Complaints

We recently asked you, dear listeners, to call us with your noise complaints, and whew, did you have them. We received over 100 messages about the sounds you detest the most: leaf blowers, your neighbor’s annoying dog, hand dryers, the works. And it got us thinking, are these sounds just annoying? Or dangerous to our hearing?

We called up audiologist Tina Penman to wade through some of your grievances and find out how loud is too loud.