Continued loud noise exposure can raise blood pressure and damage health

Evidence

The raw sound data needs to be weighted to give a measure of human impact. That impact could be annoyance, hearing damage, or other health problems, such as elevated blood pressure, known to result from continued exposure to loud noise. — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 2014

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the earlier reading on noise as a danger signal triggering fight-or-flight responses, and chronic noise as a cardiovascular stressor. — connects to: Men exposed to traffic above 70 dB(A) face higher myocardial infarction risk — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 1042; Noise pollution inflicts a broad set of measurable health harms — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 1031; Outdoor noise most acutely causes insomnia and long-term ischemic heart disease — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 1164 (+2 more)