A resident in a Sydney apartment says he’s fed up after enduring months of “consistent” loud music, instrument playing and X-rated noises coming from his neighbor’s flat beneath him. The man, who took to Reddit to vent, has asked for advice about how to deal with the situation, where he claims he and his partner … Read more
There’s a science to it. Oftentimes, as a passenger on a plane, various noises signal different things to the flight staff. Aside from the obvious seatbelt sign, passengers rarely know what communication is taking place around them – until now. While it sounds more serious than it is — the familiar double chime noise that … Read more
Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr. Zac Turner explores a common issue impacting millions of Australians. QUESTION: Dear Dr. Zac, I don’t know what is happening to me but in the last 12 months I’ve started to make what my partner is describing as old people noises. Why is it every time I … Read more
Politics can be scary. New Zealand’s parliament conducts after-hour tours of “mostly factual” legends that occurred in its halls, which center around mysterious deaths, unexplained noises, deadly storms and ghostly apparitions. The weekly spooky tours — based on tales that have been circulating among political staffers for decades — are held in the parliament buildings … Read more
A woman who heard strange sounds behind her wall was tab-bergasted after discovering that there was a cat trapped behind her wall. She detailed the barricaded gerbil-chaser’s rescue in a TikTok video with over 6.6 million views. The claws-strophobic clip showed homeowner Lacy Day and several men cutting away a square panel of plasterboard to … Read more
Luka Doncic froze when his press conference was interrupted by what sounded like sex noises after Game 2 of the Mavericks-Thunder second-round playoff series. The Mavericks’ All-NBA guard stopped talking in the middle of an explanation about his team’s energy and became wide-eyed during the unexpected moment. It sounded like a high-pitched female voice moaning … Read more
Come on Barbie, let’s get fart-y. One “Barbie” moviegoer is feeling ripped off after another audience member kept playing fart-like sound effects during the highly-anticipated film. In a series of posts on X, the app formerly known as Twitter, Blaire Erskine, a staff writer for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” recalled how, at first, some guests initially … Read more
If you’ve ever had a visceral reaction to certain sounds such as sniffing, coughing or slurping, you might have misophonia — but you’re far from being the only one. A new study published in the journal PLOS One has shown that nearly one in five people in the UK are affected by misophonia. Researchers gave … Read more