‘One day man will have to fight noise as fiercely as cholera and pest’.
Robert Koch in 1910
Both observational and experimental studies indicate that in particular night-time noise can cause disruptions of sleep structure, vegetative arousals (e.g. increases of blood pressure and heart rate) and increases in stress hormone levels and oxidative stress, which in turn may result in endothelial dysfunction and arterial hypertension.
https://lnkd.in/gd4EGD_x
Epidemiological studies have shown that noise caused by air, road, and rail traffic has a dose-dependent association with elevated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
https://lnkd.in/gcTgedHr
There’s atleast a 100 studies out there talking about how noise pollution tends to mess with your health at many many levels. The evidence is overwhelming.
But forget the evidence. Just ask yourself, what was your experience. The edgy feeling while sitting in traffic. A loud loudspeaker blaring at 5 in the morning. A family munching and bellowing on a train.
You know life is better sans unnecessary noise. You feel less anxious, less stressed and time almost slows down.
No easy solutions though. Beat the traffic when you can. Get great windows, thick curtains/blinds and live as far away as you possibly can from dense or mixed-use neighbourhoods. Needless to say make or generate as little noise as you can.
Robert Koch in 1910
Both observational and experimental studies indicate that in particular night-time noise can cause disruptions of sleep structure, vegetative arousals (e.g. increases of blood pressure and heart rate) and increases in stress hormone levels and oxidative stress, which in turn may result in endothelial dysfunction and arterial hypertension.
https://lnkd.in/gd4EGD_x
Epidemiological studies have shown that noise caused by air, road, and rail traffic has a dose-dependent association with elevated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
https://lnkd.in/gcTgedHr
There’s atleast a 100 studies out there talking about how noise pollution tends to mess with your health at many many levels. The evidence is overwhelming.
But forget the evidence. Just ask yourself, what was your experience. The edgy feeling while sitting in traffic. A loud loudspeaker blaring at 5 in the morning. A family munching and bellowing on a train.
You know life is better sans unnecessary noise. You feel less anxious, less stressed and time almost slows down.
No easy solutions though. Beat the traffic when you can. Get great windows, thick curtains/blinds and live as far away as you possibly can from dense or mixed-use neighbourhoods. Needless to say make or generate as little noise as you can.