Is There Any Relation Between Heart Attack Risk and Traffic Noise?

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Traffic is bad for our health in a lot of ways. It causes hearing loss, lung cancer and much more. And if your living in a place with a lot of traffic, it is hard to escape it. Previously, studies have found that, there is a relation between  heart health and traffic noise. But, recent study provide clear relationship between increased heart attack risk and noise levels.

Study's lead author was Dr. Mette Sorensen. The research was held in Denmark. More than 50,000 people aged 50 to 64 years old were studied in Copenhagen and Aarhus which are the largest cities of Denmark. They kept track of many aspects of their health, including everywhere they lived for a 10-year period. They estimated how much noise each person had been exposed according to the locations of their homes and an analysis of traffic patterns. In study it’s found that, almost 1,600 had their first heart attack during 10 years of the research.

They also said that, Previously, up to around 60 decibels there seemed to be no effect , but it increases at around 40 decibels up to the highest level, around 82 decibels. It doesn't seem to be a level where there are no effects.

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