Earlier this month, a kind of chirping, rainforest-y sound sprung up in my apartment. It came from my roommate’s room. At first, I took it for a video game, but then realized the sound materialized ...

Is it one of the best children’s tunes? Is it annoying because of it? “Yellow Submarine” might be a fan favorite for some, but its sound effects are annoying for others. When The Beatles recorded the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alarms come in many forms; from the gentle ping of a text message notification to the wake-up wail of a bedside clock, these ...

A recent NASA study has found that the noise of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is substantially more unpleasant to people than the noise produced by the current four-wheeled standard of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We’ve yet to meet a person who likes hearing people chew loudly. But for some people, even the smallest noises—like breathing, ...

Most people have suffered through a noisy neighbor. Whether it's the constant stomping of feet or the thump from dropping something, these sounds, known as "impact sounds," are one of the main causes ...

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 ...

Ew, noisy chewing! Ack, clickety pens! If those sounds drive you crazy, you're not alone, and it turns out it's an actual medical condition called misophonia. GARCIA-NAVARRO: ...Clicking their pen ...