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Health Effects Of Noisy Surroundings

Do you know how noise affects health? Well, your health also depends upon the amount of noise you hear on a daily basis. Loud background noises can affect your hearing abilities and also your overall health.

In today's world, it is important to know about the effects of noisy surroundings. We live in localities where there is a lot of noise. And some of us are forced to work in noisy environments due to our career choices.

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Do you know that loud noises can immediately affect your heart rate? Well, noise can irritate you and may also spoil your sleep. You might get frustrated and your health may deteriorate in the long run if you are working or living in noisy places.

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Of course, most of us don't have a choice when it comes to changing the job or the house, but still let us discuss about the effects of noise pollution on health.

Longevity

Longevity

Is noise bad for your health? Well, studies suggest that excessive noise pollution can decrease longevity. This means that sound pollution can even decrease the mortality rate.

Productivity

Productivity

When you are working in your office, if you hear noises around you, could you finish your work efficiently? Well, it means that background noises can also bring your productivity down.

Hearing Ability

Hearing Ability

We all know that sound pollution can decrease the hearing ability of a person. In fact, this is one of the biggest risk of hearing noises on a daily basis.

Delayed Healing

Delayed Healing

A recent study compared the healing process in people undergoing treatments in noisy places and silent places and concluded that noise would delay the healing process up to some extent.

Heart Problems

Heart Problems

Noise pollution can also give rise to heart problems. This is mainly because the heart rate increases when loud noises are heard.

Vocal Chords

Vocal Chords

When there is lot of noise around, you will be forced to talk in a high pitch with others around. This will damage your vocal chords.

Sleep

Sleep

When you are trying to sleep, can you tolerate noises around you? Also, if you have worked in a noisy place for an entire day, you may not be able to enjoy good sleep in the night.

Stress

Stress

We all know the fact that noise causes stress. We feel more stressful when we are working in a place full of disturbing noises.

Kids

Kids

If kids are exposed to noisy surroundings, their academic progress may hinder and their cognition abilities and emotional development may get hampered.

Story first published: Friday, May 8, 2015, 15:04 [IST]