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

Aircraft and road traffic noise exposure increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Noise annoyance is the most frequent response to environmental noise. Noise annoyance …

Evidence is emerging linking environmental noise to health problems. Noise can affect
health directly and indirectly: For example, noise sensitivity moderates the effects of noise …

Noise exposure is affecting health-related quality of life (HRQoL). There are many modelling
approaches linking specific noise sources with single health-related outcomes. However, an …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to investigate and evaluate the relationship
between road traffic noise and cardiovascular risk. METHODS: The study sample (n= 659; …

Aims: Traffic noise is a psychosocial stressor. Epidemiological studies suggest chronic noise
stress to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disorders. Methods: In a prospective cohort study …

The proposed effect of road traffic noise on hypertension and ischemic heart disease finds
mixed empirical support. One problem with many studies is that the directions of the causal …

One hundred and ninety residents around Frankfurt Airport (46% female; 17-80 years) were
interviewed concerning noise annoyance due to transportation noise (aircraft, road traffic) …

Road traffic noise is an important source of noise annoyance in the community. We
performed a meta-analysis to assess whether there is an association between noise …

It has been suggested that noise exposure is associated with blood pressure changes and
ischemic heart disease risk, but epidemiologic evidence is still limited. Furthermore, most …