Chronic toxic noise exposure is a widespread, unrecognized pandemic in developed nations

Evidence

Europe and North America, and by extension most of the developed world, are in the grips of a pandemic of toxic or near-toxic sound, and no one, certainly no one I know in New York, seems aware of this. — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 43

Categorization

• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 43
• XREF: connects to: New York subway platform noise routinely exceeds safety thresholds within half an hour — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 39; Chronic noise conflict has driven ordinary people to lethal violence — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 48; Ordinary daily urban ambient noise levels correlate with heart disease risk — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 185 (+9 more)

Library Connections

• Ordinary daily urban ambient noise levels correlate with heart disease risk #corroborates (0.85) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 185

Broader Connections

• Much age-related hearing decline stems from environmental noise, not aging itself #expands (0.80) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 621
• Noise harms the cardiovascular system even without disturbing sleep #expands (0.75) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1063
• Emergency siren loudness proxies track ambient noise rise over decades #exemplifies (0.70) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 625