How does noise pollution affect health?

I don't think that noise can be a kind of pollution. What I understand about pollution is that those carbon dioxide that spitted smoke produce by vehicles and factories that really damage our ozone layers... I know noise but their is no carbon dioxide mix into it. Because that is pure sound and no element of any chemical reaction... Noise will affect our hearing systems that something reflect on our health hearing condition...

I am sensitive to noise pollution which produced by people,as I think this noise pollution can avoid by people if they take care.When I am a postgraduate student,I stay in the lab everyday,sometimes I should deal with dates,and sometimes I should write paper,I need a quiet circumstance.Actually,I did not get such a quiet circumstance,some one in the lab always made a lot of noise,she liked to watched movies,the noise came from her lap computer was very loudly so that I can work.We awoked her many times,but she stills make so loudly noise.We gave up awoking her at last.I think this is a selflish behivor. So if we are in public place,we must take care that what we do will not affect others.

I have had nosiy neighbours, they still live next to us but thankfully have discoverd how to work the volumme control on their stereo. They would play music most nights until 4am the next morning. I have trouble sleeping to begin with, so it made things a lot more difficult. I found that I was getting stressed with it all. As soon as I heard the music I would slowly start getting wound up as I knew it would be going on for hours. As it was loud enough to stop me from sleeping even when tired I was getting over tired, which in turn would make me stressed. This meant I would feel extreamly tired the following day and affected me at work. I would also feel very weak and upset, and I knew it was affecting my health. It really was one of the worst times for me. It lead to arguments with my boyfriend as I was so tired all the time and it was making me really upset.

Hello neelianoscet this is checkmail an the noise pollution has an adverse efect on our health.Due to loud sounds, irritating sound, high level sound waves, etc causes failure in hearing.Thus it endangers the hearing ability of a person.Actually a person is able to hear something at a certain health level, and if he cannot hear anymore than automatically his health is affected.So noise pollution is just detorisation of health especially ears.Even may cause loss of hearing, etc.Many a times its the celebration in our area when there is high sound of musics, crakers, etc and also sometimes vechiles.Well have minimised the use of such things individually but still sometimes it happens.

yaayy!! i listen to post hardcore musics.. and im having trouble sleeping.. and i dont avoid it.. i also stay a studio when ever we have band practice .. does it affect my health? and my sleeping problem

After my wedding, I was forced to move to my husband's place which is in front of an elementary school and is a block away from the public market. The overwhelming noise from motorcycles, kids and marketers caused so much stress to me in the beginning. I could not sleep well at night. The worst thing, I noticed that I now have hearing problem. I could not easily understand what the other people are saying in normal tone, I would normally ask them to repeat what they have said. Also, my family and friends would normally ask me why am I shouting. I don't usually recognize that I speak louder than usual.

Exposure to noise can damage the ear. Hearing impairment due to noise pollution can either be temporary or permanent. When the sound level crosses the 70dB mark, it becomes noise for the ear. Noise levels above 80 decibels produce damaging effects to the ear. When ear is exposed to extreme loud noise (above 100 decibels) for a considerable period of time, it can cause irreparable damage and lead to permanent hearing loss. A noisy environment can be a source of heart related problems. Studies have shown that high intensity sound cause a dramatic rise in blood pressure as noise levels constrict the arteries, disrupting the blood flow. The heart rate also increase. These sudden abnormal changes in the blood increase the likelihood of cardiovascular diseases in the long run. Noise can interrupt a good night's sleep, and when this occurs, the person feels extremely annoyed and uncomfortable. People deprived of uninterrupted sleep show a sharp dip in their energy levels which often results into extreme fatigue. This can considerably decrease a person's ability to work efficiently. A noisy environment that produces more than 50-60 decibels simply does not allow 2 people to communicate properly. Interpreting the speech of a second person becomes quite difficult and may lead to misunderstandings. Exposure to loud sound can lead to elevated stress levels as well as stimulate violent behavior. A constant noise in the vicinity can also trigger headaches, make people tense and anxious, and disturb emotional balance.

[b]Of course it does. That's why it's illegal to make noise over a certain number of decibels in many cities! It raises stress levels, which can even kill people (think of heart attacks), & even make people so irritable they fight & argue without realizing why. I lived near an airport one year, & the sonic booms were intolerable. My schoolwork suffered, I was always in a fight with someone...it was hard to sleep.... Just a wretched place to exist. I was never so glad to move away, & it took our family a long time to recover! Then of course, it can harm your ears to hear music set too loud,c or anything too loud, really. I wouldn't have thought of categorizing it under "pollution," but it does make sense, at that! Shhhh! Maggiepie "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"[/b]

I live in the country and the most noise I hear is God given in the storms we have, so doing anything about it is sort of out of our hands. However, where we lived in Florida there was a noise ordinance. If cars were blasting loud music, the driver didn't get the radio removed - he/she got the whole car impounded and the driver had to go to court to retrieve it. Three times and the car was sent to the junk yard or auction. That was one rule I thoroughly agreed with. Not once in my life have I thought overly loud music was good for anyone or sounded better than having it played at normal levels. It's bad for your health because it sets off migraines, your hearing because you literally go deaf from it and it's atrocious to destroy good music by making it totally unable to understand.

there is not much noise in my area,i lived in my company hostel,and working in our office.when we go to the producation room,we will hear much noise which was issued by the machines.it is very noise,my heard would be run out of my body and the ear could not bear.the noise is definitely effect health if stay long,very lucky,our office is very far away from the producation room.good luck and have a nice day!

The only kind of noise pollution we get around here would have to be from the trains that occasionally travel through the area at night. It can wake me from my sleep and make me restless. Sometimes there is an emergency ambulance that drives by. It takes me a while to fall back to sleep after that stuff.

NOw you will think i am a stalker of some kind, but its not true, i"m yah follower! you got me hypnotized with the winkling eyes you got there. Now, seriously speaking, i live most of my time in a farm, so whenever i get to sleep in our house in the city, which is beside the highway, i sleep in the backroom, w/c is farther from the roadside so i only get a few noises from the roaring vehicles. sometimes it helps when you play some nice music with the headset but it is really impossible to get away from the noise, so it is best to get used to it. Just ignore them.

In our place there is an ongoing construction and sometimes it extends until 12 midnight. I really hate it because i cannot sleep and i usually have headaches and worst migraine. The building they are constructing is not yet finished and i think it will take 2 to 3 months more. It is so annoying.

Since I belong to the academe, what kind of noise pollution are frequently heard in my area. Your guest is good as mind. Loud voices of students, shouting, laughing so loud and etc. This kind of noise pollution is a big problem today. Sometimes students they are out of control. As a teacher, sometimes I asked myself, were the hell they come from. But knowingly most of them came from exclusive schools for girls and boys. They are wild , hard-headed people. What can we do about it? We talk to this young people, if they have problems,. And most of them they really have problems in their family. Sometimes you just understand them why they are like that. They will tell you their sad story about their family, friends and etc. Since we teachers, we are the second parents of these young people, we see to it that we instill right values in them. And most of them listen. And we are happy if we see great transformation on them especially the character. And the most important is if you will see them successful in their chosen career. It's not always money that comes in your work, especially in the academe. In the academe nobody gets rich, but the experiences counts a lot especially when you see this young people successful. Thank You.

It isn't very noisy where we live right now but sometimes there is alot of traffic back here though. It used to be loud when the construction workers were working back here and it drove me nuts daily. Noise affects how I feel every day.

I think that noise pollution affects people in two ways ,it may affect your ability to hear and lead to deafness and hearing problems .The other way that noise pollution may affect someone is the inability to sleep .Many persons need to get at least eight hours to sleep otherwise they are not able to function well the next morning and in addition may lead to migraine and headaches.In my immediate area there is not much noise pollution .The most frequent would be blaring speakers and houses under construction

Loud noise does affect a person hearing. Too much can hurt someone hearing. I live by railroad tracks and the whistle they blow is loud but it does not keep me up at night. I know sometime if I am by a loud machine my ears seem like they are ringing a long time after I am away from the machine.

Nowadays, I have suffered from the airport noise because I am living next to one airport. In the past time, water and air pollution were two major common environmental problems, but now, so is noise pollution as our surroundings grow noisier. Compared with other noise poppution, airplanes are especially bothersome to residents who can never predict when the planes will be flying above and most certainly have no control over flight paths. What's worse, it can cause hearing impairment, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and other serious problems. Facing the airport noise, I have no choice but to suffer the agony of its noise. Of course, I will make a move to a quiet place if I have enough money.

ow my head aches everytime i heared very loud noise.. ahhhhhhhhh..and it sucks...here in the philippines i hate the buses espesially along the main road in Manila,,,the buses beep so loud..ahhh my head aches

I agree with you. My English is very bad.I don't know if I can make myself understood in English. I live in a room with four classmates.Moreover noise prevents me from sleeping,for example,the music from my classmate's computer,the sound from the movie.they were talking about something when I was working. I think they have the same trouble.Because the room is too small.