Epidemiological studies have provided evidence that traffic noise exposure is linked to
cardiovascular diseases such as arterial hypertension, myocardial infarction, and stroke …

Environmental noise is a well‐recognized health risk and part of the external exposome—
the World Health Organization estimates that 1 million healthy life years are lost annually in …

The role of noise as an environmental pollutant and its adverse effects on health are being
increasingly recognized. Beyond its direct effects on the auditory system (eg, hearing loss …

Noise has been found associated with annoyance, stress, sleep disturbance, and impaired
cognitive performance. Furthermore, epidemiological studies have found that environmental …

Transportation noise is a ubiquitous urban exposure. In 2018, the World Health Organization
concluded that chronic exposure to road traffic noise is a risk factor for ischemic heart …

Background Traffic noise can induce chronic stress reactions and thereby elevate the risk of
cardiovascular disease. The responsible pathophysiological mechanisms are as yet …

Background Road traffic noise is a major public health issue, given the documented
association with several diseases and the growing number of exposed persons all over the …

The role of noise as an environmental pollutant and its impact on health are being
increasingly recognized. Beyond its effects on the auditory system, noise causes annoyance …

Aims Epidemiological studies indicate that traffic noise increases the incidence of coronary
artery disease, hypertension and stroke. The underlying mechanisms remain largely …

Noise is considered an environmental stressor adversely affecting well-being and quality of
life, inter-individual communications, and attention and cognitive function and inducing …