The article discusses the often-ignored health hazards of noise pollution, highlighting its connections to heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even dementia. Professor Charlotte Clark from St George's, University of London, emphasizes the widespread exposure to harmful noise levels in daily life and its detrimental effects on physical and emotional health. Through personal experimentation, Gallagher showcases how different sounds affect biological responses, revealing a strong link between noise and health issues. The article calls for increased awareness and conversation around the health implications of noise, categorizing it as an invisible yet severe crisis.
"It is a public health crisis, we've got huge numbers of people exposed in their everyday life," says Prof Charlotte Clark, from St George's, University of London.
"There's really good evidence that traffic noise affects your heart health," says Prof Clark, as the next sound is prepared.
"You have an emotional response to sound," says Prof Clark. Sound is detected by the ear and passed onto the brain and one region—the amygdala—performs the emotional assessment.
Prof Charlotte Clark highlights that noise's impact on human health extends beyond hearing damage to risks like heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
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