This paper reports the findings of a review of the evidence for an effect of environmental
noise on mental health, wellbeing and quality of life, carried out for the World Health …

There is increasing evidence of the effects of environmental noise on human health with
studies linking noise exposure to higher risk of hypertension, stroke and even mortality …

Transportation noise is a growing public health concern worldwide, especially in urban
areas, causing annoyance, sleep disturbance, cardiovascular diseases and other health …

Background Both physical and psychological health outcomes have been associated with
exposure to environmental noise. Noise sensitivity could have the same moderating effect …

Background/Aim: Chronic exposure to traffic noise may provoke complex stress reactions.
So far, the relationship between traffic noise and mental health problems is unclear. In a …

This systematic review assesses the quality of the evidence across individual studies on the
effect of environmental noise (road traffic, aircraft, and train and railway noise) on cognition …

Background: Epidemiologic studies have linked transportation noise to increased morbidity
and mortality, particularly for cardiovascular outcomes. However, studies investigating …

Background There is limited evidence from longitudinal studies on transportation noise from
different sources and development of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke. Objectives …

Background Long-term road traffic noise exposure is linked to cardio-metabolic disease
morbidity, whereas evidence on mortality remains limited. Objectives We investigated …

Background: Traffic noise affects a large number of people, particularly in urbanized areas.
Noise causes stress and annoyance, but less is known about the relationship between noise …