June 12 (Reuters) - Certain hospital sounds, such as electronic alarms, telephones and conversations, can wake patients up even at relatively low levels, creating an environment that may slow healing, ...

White noise is a constant, steady sound containing all audible frequencies at equal intensity, which produces a constant sound, similar to fan or radio static, that people use for better sleep and ...

Panic gripped patients and attendants at Ward 18 of the Government Medical College Hospital at Kottayam in Kerala late on Tuesday night after floor tiles suddenly burst with a loud explosion-like ...

July 16, 2012 — A new study has quantified how disruptive typical hospital sounds are to the sleep of patients, and shows, perhaps not surprisingly, that electronic sounds that are intentionally ...