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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Clicking pens, popping gum, tapping of fingernails – what are common but annoying sounds for many can be especially triggering for those with misphonia, a neurological disorder characterized by ...

Do you remember that scene in Dumb and Dumber where Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels’ characters showcase what they claim to be “the most annoying sound in the world?” Well, had that movie been made in ...

We’ve yet to meet a person who likes hearing people chew loudly. But for some people, even the smallest noises—like breathing, throat clearing and swallowing—can be anxiety- and anger-inducing. It ...

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 ...