Key result
Community noise exposure impairs physical health, nonauditory systems, and psychological functioning, affecting over 70 million Americans.
Why the study?
While the deleterious impact of high-intensity noise on hearing is widely accepted, whether high levels of community noise are detrimental to nonauditory health and well-being is a question researchers are only beginning to answer.
Does prolonged exposure to high-intensity community noise adversely affect physical health and psychological functioning in community residents and schoolchildren?
Does prolonged exposure to high-intensity community noise adversely affect physical health and psychological functioning in community residents and schoolchildren?
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Field and laboratory studies indicate that high-intensity community noise adversely impacts nonauditory physical health and psychological functioning in addition to auditory health.
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Cohen et al. (2018) conducted a review in Cardiovascular and behavioral effects of community noise. High-intensity community noise exposure was evaluated on Physical health, nonauditory systems, and psychological functioning. High-intensity community noise exposure adversely affects physical health, nonauditory systems, and psychological functioning in schoolchildren and affects over 70 million Americans.