Most importantly, it disrupts sleep, which can be a catalyst for all of these health issues, as well as low birth weights for pregnant women. Noise pollution has been found to affect the nervous and endocrine systems and can cause numerous health issues from anxiety and heart disease. Numerous studieshave examined the effect of increased noise levels on health. You might say “calm down, you chose to live in the city” (try using public transit outside of a city).īut noise pollution (excessive noise caused by machines, transport and other humans) has a harmful impact on humans and animals. You might suggest I go back to sleep after they are done (not possible), or that I close my window (I do) or I turn on the AC and blast a fan and wear earplugs (check, check, check). When I first moved into one of the units of the six-story apartment, I was told that the truck came twice a week. The first time I heard it I nearly jumped through the wall. They start at the ungodly hour of 5:15am.
It’s been three times a week for 5 months now. Three days a week, when the garbage and recycling truck comes to empty the bins below my second-floor window. 5:15am – SLAM! CRASH! BANG! That is how I wake up every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning.
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