Q: Dear Ed, we have three “air-pressurized” toilets in our home. They flush great, but they are older models and when flushed sound like a jet engine taking off! Everyone knows when anyone in the ...

Airplane toilets are known for massive suction and loud flushes. Those loud flushes are scary for some children. Now, researchers at Brigham Young University say they've found a way to make those ...

Researchers at Brigham Young University are claiming to have invented a semi-quiet airplane toilet that won’t alert absolutely everyone in the nearby airspace of your bathroom activity. The new design ...

We have three "air-pressurized" toilets in our home. They flush great, but they are older models and when flushed sound like a jet engine taking off! Everyone knows when anyone in the house is using ...

A couple of readers have offered suggestions for quieting rain-gutter noise with materials that cost less than a brand-name product designed for the task. The noise generally occurs in metal gutters ...

The toilets below perform impressively in our tests, evacuating waste and cleaning the bowl well—with minimal noise. Most are single-flush models, though the Glacier Bay model near the top of our ...

An Omamas reader recently wrote to say that her preschool-age son had been showing sensitivity to noise. She asked: "When is it not an overreaction to start seeking professional help — medical or ...