How to Find Quiet in a Noisy World
All the modern racket we’re making is more than disruptive. It can be hazardous to our health.
By Michael O. Schroeder, Staff Writer June 22, 2018, at 1:53 p.m.
You never really get used to it.
Noise was once just thought of as an annoyance. Today, while many people still aren’t hearing the warnings, a significant body of research speaks to its harmful effects: from the more obvious hearing loss to stress, sleep deprivation and increased cardiovascular risk linked to noise exposure – like from that living near an airport. “You don’t get used to noise. You may adapt to noise, but that’s always at a cost to your health,†says Arline Bronzaft, professor emerita of Lehman College, CUNY in the Bronx, who has extensively studied and written about the adverse impacts of noise on learning, quality of life and health. “What quiet gives your body is the opportunity to repair itself – to just rest.â€
https://health.usnews.com/wellness/slideshows/how-to-find-quiet-in-a-noisy-world
