Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A couple’s toast, the clicking of the utensils, fire crackles around a pan of sizzling oil: These are some of the sounds cascading ...

Have you ever left a restaurant with ringing ears and barely any memory of what your dinner companion actually said? You're ...

Do you find yourself yelling across the table to your dining mates? It can affect more than just your hearing. Thomas Barwick via Getty Images Nothing quite ruins a nice night out like a meal where ...

Restaurant noise is a known nuisance. Zagat and Consumer Reports surveys have both named loud environments as the number one irritant for patrons. Many people choose their lunch or dinner destinations ...

Howard Davis has started a petition to have Big Apple eateries publicly post their decibel levels so those looking for quiet can make informed decisions about where to dine. He is pictured with an app ...

Saturday night, 8 p.m., bustling downtown Bethesda. My partner and I, self-appointed members of the noise police, are patrolling the bar at the hot new French bistro, Mon Ami Gabi. "What did you ...

WILSHIRE BLVD — A year since its opening, the complaints are still coming in from neighbors about SOUTH, bemoaning the noise and other general quality of life issues which they believe came with the ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — They look like typical restaurant knickknacks. Sea creatures, beach chairs, and even a fold-out picnic table line the ceilings and walls of The Sanibel Fish House. But they’re not ...

A note to San Antonio restaurants: Our readers would like you to turn it down, please. This week’s Taste Q&A column on noisy restaurants — prompted by a question wondering why I don’t include decibel ...

Apple earbuds and others can help you hear dining companions. Here’s how to use them. Many users overlook the AirPods settings that can help bring conversations into focus.Credit...Photo Illustration ...