Community | September 23, 2008 | 6 comments

Noise triggers stress hormones which could affect the immune system

Image
stopnoise
There is growing evidence that noise-related stress is a significant public health hazard. According to a report from the World Health Organisation, unwanted noise is causing hearing impairment including tinnitus, disturbing our sleep and triggering stress hormones which could in turn affect the immune system and metabolism.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/23/healthandwellbeing.pollution

Quiet please
Noise pollution causes sleep disturbance, raises blood pressure and can lead to heart disease. Rebecca Hardy on how to survive in an increasingly noisy Britain

By Rebecca Hardy;
The Guardian, UK

Photographer Image : Dan Burden
  1. groups:
  2. tags:
    Current Radio News,  Acoustic Education,  Current Health and Environmental News,  Human Health and Environmental issues,  1 more
  3. credits:
    goldenways Correspondent Research and Link
  4. recommended by:
    goldenways
  5.     
    |

6 comments // Noise triggers stress hormones which could affect the immune system

  • stopnoise
    • 0
      stopnoise  

    • The answer to your question is based on the idea that there is a need, a place, a time and a consequence for everything.

      Since we are talking about noise that it is fundamentally a wasted and unwanted energy everything related to it has to be based on human emergencies.

    • 3 years ago
  • Beatrix_Kiddo
    • 0
      Beatrix_Kiddo  

    • When my students get loud at work, i get so overly irritated after having to put them in check that i seriously need to stop what i'm doing and calm down. i believe this article, but i'm unsure about what it would actually do to you physically.

    • 3 years ago
  • darkhorsejim
    • 0
      darkhorsejim  

    • No doubt there's a connection between environmental noise & the resulting stress weakening the immune system leading to living a less healthy & enjoyable life.

    • 3 years ago
  • dkincheloe
  • patsarts
from the community

top videos