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Baltic-Nordic Acoustic Meeting 2022

2022-06-07 by Maria Quinn

On May 9-11 2022, Aalborg hosted the bi-annual Baltic Nordic- Acoustic Meeting (organized by the Nordic Acoustic Association), which this time is merged with the EUROREGIO (organized by the European Acoustics Association). The conference brought together academics, engineers, consultants, and other practitioners in the wide field of acoustics. Some of the really interesting presentations are […]

Bad acoustics – higher pulse, more medication

2018-10-23 by Mai-Britt Beldam

Healthcare and sound Some of us have tried to be sick in a hospital – most of us have tried to be relatives to a sick person in a hospital – and all of us have been affected by sound. Sometimes we are aware of it – sometimes we suffer without knowing it. This following […]

Traffic noise increases risk of stroke

2011-02-03 by Ricardo Canto Leyton

A recently published Danish study indicates that traffic noises may increase the risk of stroke, particularly for older individuals. Risk of stroke The study was published in the European Heart Journal and looked at the association between road traffic noise and stroke in more than 51,000 Danish people. It was found that for every 10-decibel […]

Noise at work bad for your heart

2010-10-11 by Marc Janssen

Noise at work significantly ‘heightens heart risk’ and makes you weigh and smoke more, study finds Working in a consistently noisy environment such as a factory more than doubles the risk of serious heart problems, research suggests. In the under -50s, the risk increases fourfold, the study warns, and young male smokers are also particularly […]

Guidelines for Community Noise – WHO

2009-03-11 by -

When looking for a thorough overview of the research on how noise affects people I always still refer to the document “Community Noise” prepared for the World health Organisation (WHO). It used to be a book, but has for many years existed on the web as well. Here you can find the documentation edited by […]

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