In
the recently published guideline by the WHO for the burden of disease from
environmental noise and elsewhere it is concluded that future epidemiological
noise research will need to focus on vulnerable groups; some noise exposures
may be worse for particular subgroups than for others such as children, older
people and lower socioeconomic groups. This conclusion supports the notion that
noise effects can and should be differentiated between subgroups. In most
recent reviews on noise and health, this topic has been touched upon, but
evidence is still scarce and scattered.
A recent review identified thirty seven
papers (2007-2011) pertaining to primary school children, two to preschool children
and four to neonates. Four papers address effects of noise in specific patient
groups such as children with autism, asthma and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD) Health effects most frequently described in the literature are
annoyance, sleep disturbance, cardiovascular disease, cognitive effects and
effects on hearing. Knowledge of how cognitive and long term health effects are
mediated by noise disturbed sleep is very incomplete. It is generally accepted
that undisturbed sleep is essential for physiological and psychological health.
Children have a special need for uninterrupted sleep for growth and cognitive
development. Read more...................
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