William Gagnon, vice president of marketing for Excel Dryer Inc., said hand dryers such as the Xlerator XL-BW are no louder than other everyday noises. Excel Dryer, Inc. - Excel Dryer Inc. William ...

My 5-year-old twins are terrified of hand dryers. When they enter a public restroom, the first thing they do is size up the drying options. If it's a paper towel dispenser, they visibly relax and go ...

ON SOUTH SUNSET IN OLATHE. WASHING YOUR HANDS FOR 20S KEEPS THE GERMS AWAY. BUT WHEN YOU GO TO DRY THEM IN SOME PLACES, ARE YOU INVITING ANOTHER HEALTH HAZARD? KMBC NINES DONNA PITMAN IS WORKING TO ...

When Nora Keegan would visit a restroom and use a hand dryer, she often thought it sounded too loud. Sometimes she’d notice other children stuffing their fingers in their ears to quiet the roar of the ...

A Canadian eighth-grader’s science experiment raises questions about whether hand dryers, like the ones found in public restrooms around the world, can damage the hearing of young children. The study, ...

Nora Keegan noticed that dryers tended to be closer to children’s ears. So she set out on a study that was eventually published in a medical journal in Canada. By Niraj Chokshi Do hand dryers pose a ...

Your clothes dryer can make a variety of sounds. Some are pleasant, like the white noise rumble of a drying load or the cheerful tune some brands play at the end of a cycle. Not all of the noises that ...

When they enter a public restroom, the first thing they do is size up the drying options. If it's a paper towel dispenser, they visibly relax and go about their business. But an electric dryer puts ...