A ranking of the most irritating everyday sounds puts a quiet ticking clock ahead of louder, more obvious noises like alarms ...

Everyone has been in an absolutely brutal situation before where a never-ending noise ruins any chance they had of focusing. Some people are able to let distracting sounds fade to the background more ...

Even the smartest people can't help but get annoyed by these unnecessary sounds. Struggling with misophonia — an experience of extremely strong anxiety, disgust, and irritation in response to certain ...

Ever wondered why, in 2026, your microwave still makes that incredibly annoying sound? Joel Corelitz and Colin Coogan from startup Starling are sound designers who’ve previously worked with Sony, ...

The sound of nails on a chalkboard or screams may send shivers down the spine for a good reason. A new study shows annoying sounds trigger a highly emotional response in the brain. Researchers found ...

Issues of the current age? There are many, yet even trivial things can increase one’s irascibility, and it appears this can be extended to background noise (as a form of misophonia). A new survey ...

Console startup sounds are supposed to be iconic. Memorable. Maybe even comforting. But let’s be honest—some of them were straight-up annoying. Whether it was the audio equivalent of a jump scare or a ...

The sound of someone sniffling can be irritating, but that has almost nothing to do with the sound itself, new Carnegie Mellon University research shows. “It’s not the sound, it’s how I feel about the ...

Summer, for most, is all about rest and relaxation. But there will always be those sounds that inevitably disrupt our Zen at the most inopportune times. Whether it be something that jolts us out of a ...