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 …

Background Environmental noise is a pervasive pollutant that is one of the greatest
environmental threats to mental, physiological and psychological well-being and has a …

Exposure to traffic noise is associated with stress and sleep disturbances. The World Health
Organization (WHO) recently concluded that road traffic noise increases the risk for ischemic …

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

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

Epidemiological studies have found that transportation noise increases the risk of
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, with high-quality evidence for ischaemic heart …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The importance of noise exposure as a major environmental determinant of public health is
being increasingly recognized. While in recent years a large body evidence has emerged …