Traffic noise exposure may up heart attack risk

Jun 21, 10:52 am

Washington, June 21 (ANI): Exposure to traffic noise is significantly associated with heart attacks, a new study has revealed.

Previous work had investigated that combined effects of both noise and air pollution caused by traffic, but the results were inconsistent.

The new study, led by Mette Sorensen on the Danish Cancer Society, showed a clear relationship between traffic noise and heart attack, with a 12 percent higher risk per 10 decibels of noise, based on 50,614 study participants.

The exact reason for this relationship is not yet known, but may be due to increased stress and sleep disturbances associated with high traffic noise.

The research was recently published in PLoS ONE. (ANI)

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