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 ...

Newly published research finds the noise from bathroom hand dryers may be harmful to children's ears. And the study's author can speak from personal experience. Thirteen-year-old Nora Keegan, from ...

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 ...

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 ...

Do you hate the next gen range of hand dryers as much as we do? Our dislike wasn't unfounded, it turns out, as research has revealed that "super fast" hand dryers are causing "unwelcome stress". The ...

They might dry your hands in seconds but ‘super fast’ hand dryers have the same impact on the human ear as a road drill at close range, a study suggests. Researchers said the dryers can cause ...