A quarter of Americans are at risk of hearing loss … for this reason

You suffer New York disturbing levels of The noise spread throughout the city, as it has become a real problem in the field of public health, as it leads to an increase in psychological pressure and sleep disturbances and Heart problems , but it does not receive the attention required to address it contrary to air pollution. Manhattan near Times Square Square for Agence France Presse "I covered my windows with a sound insulating foam, I installed double curtains, sleep with earplts, and wearing a noise -insulating headphone". Used in construction workshops to 110 dB. However, in New York, this limit is exceeded almost everywhere. A complaint. "Noise" It determines the permissible limits and provides for penalties, so that the municipality has published cameras equipped with sound sensors to fined drivers who export excessive noise. Its framework is more than 200 thousand volunteers, a smart watch that records their exposure. "A quarter of Americans are exposed to levels that threaten their long -term hearing"According to Nitzl. "We conducted measurements that showed that one out of ten in the population of almost New York was at risk"
The consequences exceed the ears, to include lack of sleep and an increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease or strokes, depression, and poor perception … but the expansion of the list of known noise effects does not cause any major political reaction.