According to scientists from Denmark, housing near a busy road, railway or under a flight runway can significantly increase the risk of stroke – Although the level of air pollution in the area is low.
According to the authors, noise increases the risk of stroke. Analysis of 26,723 Danish men aged 65 to 74 years of age have been watched for four decades, shows that An increase in traffic noise by 14.9 decibels – the difference between the silent side street and the main road – increases the risk of stroke by 12.4 percent.
“Traffic noise is a significant environmental risk factor for a stroke that is independently associated with a higher risk even at low air pollution. These findings emphasize that We need to deal with traffic noise as a public health problem to reduce the burden of a stroke, ” said the chief author of the study Dr. Stephan Mayntz from the University of Odense.
At the Congress of the European Cardiology Society in Madrid, he recommended people who live near the busy roads, To sleep in the bedrooms away from the traffic arteries, they sealed windows and doors and invested in quality glazing. According to him, the authorities would have Reduce speed limits at night, use noise absorbing asphalt, divert heavy vehicles from residential streets and introduce measures to soothe traffic.
