Cardiovascular effects of noise rank second in terms of disability-adjusted life year (DALYs)
after annoyance. Although research during the past decade has consolidated the available …

Research on systematic noise effects started in Germany back in the fifties with basic
experimental studies on humans. As a result, noise was classified as a non-specific stressor …

The association between noise and cardiovascular disease has been studied for several
decades and the weight of evidence clearly supports a causal link. Nevertheless, many …

It is well understood that noise levels below the hearing damaging criterion cause
annoyance, sleep disturbance, cognitive impairment, physiological stress reactions …

The adverse effects of noise on health have been intensely explored in the past 50 years.
However, the scope of research conducted in the Central and Eastern Europe, South-East …

In Sweden, as in many other European countries, traffic noise is an important environmental
health issue. At present, almost two million people are exposed to average noise levels …

Background Exposure to environmental noise is associated with adverse health effects, but
there is potential for confounding and interaction with air pollution, particularly where both …

The impact of environmental noise on public health, in The Netherlands, is limited: Less than
1% of the myocardial infarction cases per year are attributable to long-term exposure to road …

Environmental noise, especially from road traffic, increases the risk of ischaemic heart
disease, primarily myocardial infarction. In addition, it might elevate the risk of high blood …

The health implications of environmental noise, especially cardiovascular effects, have been
studied intensively. Research on associations between noise and mental health, however …