Why noise is bad for your health and what you can do about it

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By Mathias Basner

Silence is a rare commodity these days. There's traffic, construction, air-conditioning, your neighbor's lawnmower ... and all this unwanted sound can have a surprising impact on your health.

Some excerpts:

• "Noise is defined as unwanted sound, and as such, both has a physical component, the sound,  and a psychological component, the circumstances that make the sound unwanted."
• "Make low noise a priority."
• "One day, mankind will fight noise as relentlessly as cholera and the pest."
  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewNTwBbLUhM