Brief on noise-induced sleep disturbance

Noise and health--sleep disturbance in adults.

UNLABELLED Factors modifying the effect of environmental noise on sleep include sex, age, susceptibility, personality and the health status, including past and present history of disease. OBJECTIVE The effects of noise on sleep and habituation of sleep to noise were summarized. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS 1) The effect of noise on sleep is associated with physical changes, such as changes in he...

Aircraft Noise and Sleep Disturbance: A Review

Sleep disturbance by traffic noise: after-effects on brain activity

Current data point out that perceptive and motor functions in humans are less impaired by noise than functions relating to memory load and/or mental operations. For example, traffic noise has usually no effect on vigilance [1, 3], choicereaction time [5], spatial perception [1]. On the contrary, following mental functions seems to be impaired by noise: short-term-memory [1], mental arithmetic [...

Sleep Disturbance in Travelers

Noise pollution and sleep disturbance among Neyshabur Hospital staff, Iran (2015)

Background: Noise pollution is the third most dangerous risk factor for human health after air and water pollution. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of noise pollution on sleep disturbance among Neyshabur governmental teaching hospital staff, Iran, in 2015. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in winter 2015. The sample size was 261 people from 2 hosp...