Hosptials Do A Survey To See How Loud They Are

06.12.12 | Sarah Harnisch

Have you ever been admitted to the hospital, and had a hard time sleeping because of noise? Electronic beeping, nurses talking, and ice machines are the loudest culprites. Apparently, the hospital staff knows they're loud. They just did a study to see "how" loud, and found the average level of noise in an ICU reaches the level of a shout.