Week 3 blog: Noise pollution can cause heart disease?








When I saw the title to this article I was very intrigued, how can noise lead to heart disease. According to this article, a study conducted at the University of Germany showed that consistent exposure to a lot of noise such as from airplanes, constructions, and traffics is connected to oxidative stress, vascular damage and metabolic abnormalities, even noises while sleeping can lead to heart disease. The study goes on to say that frequent exposure to anything above 60 decibels is harmful, a telephone ring is about 80 decibels, a jackhammer about 100 and an airplane takeoff is 120 decibels. This finding brings us back to the transportation blog because reducing private vehicles and increasing public transportation can reduce the amount of noise from traffic. I guess no more falling asleep to music at night for me. I would be more interest in more research regarding this matter, because we are surrounded by a variety of sound daily. 


Najja Parker The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 3:04 p.m Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 Atlanta health, diet and fitness news. (n.d.). Car horns, airplanes and other loud noises could increase heart disease risk . Retrieved February 06, 2018, from http://www.ajc.com/news/world/car-horns-airplanes-and-other-loud-noises-could-increase-heart-disease-risk/3ZTjxx2FXTxuqkGeIbJkuL/

Comments

  1. UnknownFebruary 7, 2018 at 12:07 PM

    Hi Feng,

    This is so interesting. Some people find traffic noise and the hustle-bustle of a city to be calming. However, for those individuals that are more sensitive to noise it is interesting if the stress causes the heart disease. I also wonder if the study looked at sudden noises as a an increase in stress levels that is related to heart disease.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 11, 2018 at 4:01 PM

    Wow, this was definitely a very intriguing article, Feng. I had no idea loud noises had that much of an affect on the human body. Although I knew loud noises would be bad for hearing as we get older, I had no idea it would also affect our cardiovascular systems. It does make sense though because the everyday decibels are so high (above 60 decibels). Thank you for sharing this article!

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