Proof-Variation7005 t1_j6oxmlg wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:32 PM

Reply to comment by NinjaSant4 in A team of people studying noise pollution in Providence says the city is inordinately loud for its size – a problem that impacts public health as well as the environment. by GoxBoxSocks

>The issue is a "constant low drum" is what causes the health issues. A brief annoyance at someone driving by with a straight pipe doesn't happen all day, every day.

Isn't the most severe impact felt with sleep interruption/deprivation from noise though? I feel like that's something people can adapt to better with time.

Hell, some people need white noise machines cranking out like 50-75 decibels just to be able to sleep because that's better than going from 0 to 75 while already asleep.

NinjaSant4 t1_j6p2w6l wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:05 PM

https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/full/10.1289/ehp.113-a34

William Luxford, medical director of the House Ear Clinic of St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, points out one piece of good news: “It’s true that continuous noise exposure will lead to the continuation of hearing loss, but as soon as the exposure is stopped, the hearing loss stops. So a change in environment can improve a person’s hearing health.”

Continued exposure. An illegally modified tailpipe isn't a continued exposure.