The disturbance by road traffic noise of the sleep of young male adults as recorded in the home

Eberhardt, J.L.; Akselsson, K. Roland

doi:10.1016/s0022-460x(87)80014-7

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“…This may be particularly important in the context of health studies, as some have previously demonstrated the importance of intermittent overnight noise levels in sleep disturbance, 30 and the potential importance of transient sounds relative to background levels due to noise habituation. 28,29 We also found strong correlations in average noise levels and indicators of traffic, particularly at smaller buffer sizes around our noise monitors (≤100 m). Total kernel-weighted traffic density was the best predictor of average noise levels, followed by road density, truck traffic, and bus traffic.…”

Section: Spatial Variation In Environmental Noise and Air Pollutionmentioning

confidence: 53%

“…These models are also limited in their ability to capture intermittent, short-term noise exposures which may be especially important in sleep disruption, particularly among populations that have been exposed over long periods. [28][29][30][31] Given these limitations of deterministic noise models in NYC, noise measurements to characterize sound levels in many locations resulting from a wide diversity of sources is an important step in assessing exposure levels.…”

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Spatial Variation in Environmental Noise and Air Pollution in New York City

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Exposure to environmental noise from traffic is common in urban areas and has been linked to increased risks of adverse health effects including cardiovascular disease. Because traffic sources also produce air pollutants that increase the risk of cardiovascular morbidity, associations between traffic exposures and health outcomes may involve confounding and/or synergisms between air pollution and noise. While prior studies have characterized intraurban spatial variation in air pollution in New York City (NYC), limited data exists on the levels and spatial variation in noise levels. We measured 1-week equivalent continuous sound pressure levels (L eq ) at 56 sites during the fall of 2012 across NYC locations with varying traffic intensity and building density that are routinely monitored for combustion-related air pollutants. We evaluated correlations among several noise metrics used to characterize noise exposures, including L eq during different time periods (night, day, weekday, weekend), L dn (day-night noise), and measures of intermittent noise defined as the ratio of peak levels to median and background levels. We also examined correlations between sound pressure levels and co-located simultaneous measures of nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), and black carbon (BC) as well as estimates of traffic and building density around the monitoring sites. Noise levels varied widely across the 56 monitoring sites; 1-week L eq varied by 21.6 dBA (range 59.1-80.7 dBA) with the highest levels observed during the weekday, daytime hours. Indices of average noise were well correlated with each other (r9 0.83), while indices of intermittent noise were not well correlated with average noise levels (rG0.41). One-week L eq correlated well with NO, NO 2 , and EC levels (r=0.61 to 0.68) and less so with PM 2.5 levels (r=0.45). We observed associations between 1-week noise levels and traffic intensity within 100 m of the monitoring sites (r = 0.58). The high levels of noise observed in NYC often exceed recommended guidelines for outdoor and personal exposures, suggesting unhealthy levels in many locations. Associations between noise, traffic, and combustion air pollutants suggest the possibility for confounding and/or synergism in intraurban epidemiological studies of traffic-related health effects. The different spatial pattern of intermittent noise compared to average noise level may suggest different sources.Kheirbek, Ito, Kim, Johnson, and Matte are with the New York City

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Section: Spatial Variation In Environmental Noise and Air Pollutionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…The same authors reported from "eld investigation that double-glazing of windows decreases wrist movement, showing improvement of sleep [6]. There are two other studies reporting that there is no habituation of sleep to noise [7,8]. Both studied the sleep of subjects who lived along roads with vehicles and found improved sleep quality under quiet conditions as compared with the noisy environment.…”

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Habituation of Sleep to Road Traffic Noise as Determined by Polysomnography and an Accelerometer

Kawada¹,

Xin²,

Kuroiwa³

et al. 2001

Journal of Sound and Vibration

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“…Problemer med nattesøvnen i trafikkerte områder er kjent gjennom en rekke undersø-kelser. Umiddelbare virkninger av støy på søvnpara-metre er vanskeligheter med innsovning, endringer i søvnmønster og dybde og oppvåkninger i løpet av natten (50,51). Dette fører til nedsatt subjektiv søvnkvali-tet (52).…”

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Aasvang¹,

Krog²

2009

Nor J Epidemiol

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SAMMENDRAGDenne artikkelen oppsummerer eksisterende kunnskap om helsevirkninger av miljøstøy. Nedsatt hørsel som følge av eksponering for høye lydnivåer blant annet i yrkessammenheng er godt dokumentert, og vil ikke omtales i saerlig grad. Denne artikkelen vil først og fremst fokusere på ikke-hørselsrelaterte virkninger av den støy som vi har i omgivelsene, hvor de vanligste støykildene er fra samferdsel og industri. Selv om støyens virkninger på spesielt sårbare grupper, som for eksempel barn, er et viktig tema, vil helsevirkningene som omtales her først og fremst vaere gjeldende for en generell voksen befolkning. Negative helseeffekter av støy er knyttet til støy som en fysiologisk aktiverende stressfaktor som påvirker adferd, trivsel, kommunikasjon, hvile og søvn. Nyere studier antyder også en sammenheng mellom støy og økt risiko for hjerte-karsykdom. ENGLISH SUMMARYThis paper summarises existing knowledge about health effects of environmental noise. Reduced hearing due to exposure to high sound pressure levels, for instance in the work-place, is well documented, and is not a topic of this presentation. The paper focuses on non-audiological effects of environmental noise. Although effects of noise on especially vulnerable groups such as children are important issues, this article focuses on the effects that can be demonstrated in the general population. The most common sources of environmental noise are transport and industry. Adverse health effects are related to noise as a physiologically activating stress factor that influences behaviour, well-being, rest and sleep. Some recent studies do also indicate that there may be a relationship between noise and increased risk of cardiovascular disease. INTRODUKSJONStøy defineres ofte som uønsket lyd. De fleste har opplevd at støy er forstyrrende, for eksempel i samtale med andre, i konsentrasjon om skolearbeid og andre oppgaver, eller når man skal hvile eller sove. Støy kan også forstyrre TV-titting, hemme muligheten for å ha åpne vinduer, og begrense bruk av utendørsarealer. Aktivitetsforstyrrelser som dette kan føre til at man føler seg plaget av støy, spesielt dersom man er utsatt for støy over lengre tid, der man bor eller på arbeidsplassen. Støyplage er den mest utbredte og veldokumenterte effekten av støy (1). Bortsett fra støyrelaterte hørselsskader, er det ikke påvist patologisk tilstand hvor støyen er hovedårsak. Flere studier antyder imidlertid at støy kan bidra til subjektive helseplager og stressrelaterte sykdommer.Fra miljømyndighetenes side betraktes støy som forurensning, og nasjonale grenseverdier for støy er hjemlet i Forurensningsloven. I undersøkelser som sammenligner folks opplevelse av forskjellige typer miljøproblemer er støy funnet å vaere blant de viktigste problemene (2).Den vitenskapelig baserte kunnskapen man har om negative virkninger av støy baseres hovedsakelig på to typer studier: eksperimentelle studier og befolkningsundersøkelser. Som eksempler kan nevnes at svaert mange studier av hvordan støy forstyrrer nattesøvn er gjennomført s...

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The disturbance by road traffic noise of the sleep of young male adults as recorded in the home

Cited by 51 publications

References 30 publications

Spatial Variation in Environmental Noise and Air Pollution in New York City

Spatial Variation in Environmental Noise and Air Pollution in New York City

Habituation of Sleep to Road Traffic Noise as Determined by Polysomnography and an Accelerometer

Ikke-audiologiske helseeffekter av støy

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