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Rick Neitzel

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IN THE NEWS: It's Not Just You: Restaurants Have Gotten Too Loud. But There Are Some Fixes

Rick Neitzel featured in Popular Science

Restaurants might think the worst impact of a high-volume meal is a ruined night out, but University of Michigan public health researcher Rick Neitzel says eateries are part of a larger problem.

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Michigan Public Health Working with Apple on Study on Sound Exposure in Daily Life

New Study from Rick Neitzel

Michigan Public Health researcher Rick Neitzel has recently partnered with Apple to develop a study that will use a person's iPhone and Apple Watch to measure levels of sound exposure.

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Michigan Public Health Researcher Partners with Apple to Study How Noise Exposure Impacts Hearing

The Apple Hearing Study will collect information to make sense of how exposure to sound over time can affect hearing.