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Monday, June 1, 2026

Add leaf blowers to the list of antisocial garden tools | Letters

Miranda Fagandini says the noise made by these devices is dreadful and can be life-altering

On reading the latest column in your long-running series (Lawnmower hum: why the sound of the summer could cost you £5,000, 27 May), I noticed that the writer didn’t include the curse of the leaf blower in their list of antisocial garden tools.

The noise is dreadful and can be life-altering. We bought one which turned out to be so loud that it has caused permanent hearing loss and hyperacusis (sensitivity to loud noise) in my left ear.

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Add leaf blowers to the list of antisocial garden tools | Letters

Miranda Fagandini says the noise made by these devices is dreadful and can be life-altering On reading the latest column in your long-runnin...