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 teenager from Canada has discovered through painstaking research that many of the hand dryers you find in public restrooms may be dangerously loud for children's ears. The study by Nora Louise ...

Nora Keegan was only 9 when she started researching why her ears would hurt whenever she either used a toilet hand dryer or stood close to one. And at 13, not only has the teen discovered the reason, ...

Modern 'jet air' hand dryers dry the hands in seconds, shooting air out at 400mph to blow away moisture. Now commonplace in public toilets, they also produce significantly more noise than older models ...

During this nasty flu season, I’ve been increasingly diligent about washing my hands. Sometimes though, this task has been downright challenging, especially in public restrooms equipped with high-tech ...

In the annals of restaurant hand-dryer lore, it’s questionable, probably legend. And it goes like this: The Xlerator, the Daniel Craig of hand dryers, smooth as agate, with the sex appeal of a ...

MIT majority: left to right are Asu Ozdaglar, Paula Hammond, Anne White, Angela Belcher and Evelyn Wang (Courtesy: MIT). If you have ever used one of those automated hand-dryers in public toilets you ...