Effects of Noise on Vascular Function, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation
December 1st, 2019Via: PubMed:
Epidemiological studies indicate that traffic noise increases the incidence of coronary artery disease, hypertension and stroke. The underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Field studies with nighttime noise exposure demonstrate that aircraft noise leads to vascular dysfunction, which is markedly improved by vitamin C, suggesting a key role of oxidative stress in causing this phenomenon.
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This should be easy to test in humans who live in places like Manhattan or LA versus identical twins or close relatives who live in rural areas. Or with pilots, factory workers etc. It took me about 9 months to be able to tune out the noise when I lived in Manhattan.