Loud sounds are a major environmental source of health problems. Besides damaging hearing, noise can also disrupt learning, stress us out and more.
Emerging research is uncovering how noise also affects the brain. It’s showing how even sounds that don’t trigger hearing loss can still harm us. Sounds from cars, lawnmowers and other everyday sources are being linked to stress, poor sleep, learning problems — even heart disease.
Read the article in ScienceNews Explores: Too much noise can harm more than our ears.
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