Effects of night time road traffic noise—an overview of laboratory and field studies on noise dose and subjective noise sensitivity

1988 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 441-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Öhrström ◽  
R. Rylander ◽  
M. Björkman
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Noise Sensitivity ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Night Time

Road traffic noise, noise sensitivity and psychological disorder

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 977-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen A. Stansfeld ◽  
Dan S. Sharp ◽  
John Gallacher ◽  
Wolfgang Babisch
Keyword(s):  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Psychological Disorder ◽  
Psychological Morbidity ◽  
Noise Sensitivity ◽  
Exposure Level ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
South Wales

SynopsisThe relationship between traffic noise exposure and psychological morbidity was assessed using the population-based Caerphilly Collaborative Survey of 2398 men from Caerphilly, South Wales. The findings showed that traffic noise exposure levels were strongly associated with annoyance to noise. Noise-sensitive men were more likely to be highly annoyed by noise exposure than less noise-sensitive men. There was no direct association between noise exposure level and psychological morbidity but there were provocative interactions with noise sensitivity. The role of noise sensitivity is discussed as an indicator of vulnerability to environmental stressors and a measure of negative affectivity and over-reporting.

scholarly journals Short-Term Annoyance Due to Night-Time Road, Railway, and Air Traffic Noise: Role of the Noise Source, the Acoustical Metric, and Non-Acoustical Factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4647
Author(s):  
Sarah Weidenfeld ◽  
Sandra Sanok ◽  
Rolf Fimmers ◽  
Marie-Therese Puth ◽  
Daniel Aeschbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Noise Sources ◽  
Exposure Response ◽  
Noise Measurements

Field studies on traffic noise-induced annoyance have predominantly used estimated outside noise levels. We intended to complement existing knowledge with exposure–response relationships that are based on precise indoor noise measurements. Acoustic recordings inside the bedrooms of nightly road traffic and annoyance ratings in the following morning were obtained from 40 suburban residents (mean age 29.1 years ± 11.7; 26 females). We derived exposure–response functions for the probability to be “annoyed at least a little” (%LA). Further analyses compared data from the current study with those from two earlier studies on railway and aircraft noise. Annoyance increased with the number of traffic events and the equivalent sound pressure level. The inclusion of non-acoustical factors (such as assessment of road transport) improved the prediction considerably. When comparing the different traffic noise sources, %LA was higher for road than for air traffic at a given LAeq,night, but higher for road and railway than for air traffic at a given number of noise events. Acoustical as well as non-acoustical factors impact short-term annoyance induced by road, railway, and air traffic. Annoyance varies across noise sources, which may be due to differences in acoustical characteristics or in the temporal noise distribution throughout the night.

scholarly journals Road traffic noise, noise sensitivity, psychological and physical health and mortality

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Stansfeld ◽  
Charlotte Clark ◽  
Melanie Smuk ◽  
John Gallacher ◽  
Wolfgang Babisch
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Sensitivity ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Phase 3 ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Health And Mortality

Abstract Background: Both physical and psychological health outcomes have been associated with exposure to environmental noise. It is not known whether all individuals are equally susceptible to these effects. Noise sensitivity has chiefly been examined in studies of annoyance where it has been shown to moderate the annoyance responses to transport-related noise. Noise sensitivity could have the same moderating effect on physical and psychological health outcomes related to environmental noise exposure but this has been little tested. Noise sensitivity which is also associated with sensitivity to chemicals, light and odours could be an indicator of a more pervasive susceptibility to ill-health related to environmental sources. Methods: A cohort of 2398 men between 45 and 59 years, the longitudinal Caerphilly Collaborative Heart Disease study, was established in 1984/88 and followed into the mid-1990 s. Road traffic noise maps were assessed at baseline. Baseline psychological ill-health measures were measured in phase 2 in 1984/88, at phase 3 follow up 1989/93 and phase 4 follow up in 1993/6.Ischaemic heart disease and risk factors were measured in clinic and by questionnaire at baseline and through hospital records and administrative records of deaths during follow up. This study aimed to test if noise sensitivity has a moderating effect on road traffic noise and psychological ill-health and secondly if noise sensitivity predicted physical and psychological ill- health and mortality, irrespective of exposure to road traffic noise. Results: Road traffic noise was associated with Phase 4 psychological ill-health but only among those exposed to 56-60dBA (OR = 1.98 95%CI 1.21, 3.24). High noise sensitivity was associated with lower mortality risk (HR = 0.71, 95%CI 0.54–0.94). High noise sensitivity was associated longitudinally with psychological ill-health at phase 3 (OR = 1.82 95%CI1.30, 2.56). There was also weak evidence that noise sensitivity moderated the association of road traffic noise exposure with psychological ill-health. Conclusions: Noise sensitivity is a specific predictor of psychological ill-health and may be an indicator of current psychological ill-health as part of a wider construct of environmental susceptibility. It may increase the risk of psychological ill-health when exposed to road traffic noise.

A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON INSOMNIA AMONG JAPANESE ADULT WOMEN IN RELATION TO NIGHT-TIME ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE

1997 ◽  
Vol 205 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kageyama ◽  
M. Kabuto ◽  
N. Nitta ◽  
Y. Kurokawa ◽  
K. Taira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Japanese Adult ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Road-Traffic Noise: Annoyance, Risk Perception, and Noise Sensitivity in the Finnish Adult Population

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 5712-5734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enembe Okokon ◽  
Anu Turunen ◽  
Sari Ung-Lanki ◽  
Anna-Kaisa Vartiainen ◽  
Pekka Tiittanen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Sensitivity ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Annoyance

scholarly journals Road traffic noise, noise sensitivity, noise annoyance, psychological and physical health and mortality

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Stansfeld ◽  
Charlotte Clark ◽  
Melanie Smuk ◽  
John Gallacher ◽  
Wolfgang Babisch
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Sensitivity ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Annoyance ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health

Abstract Background Both physical and psychological health outcomes have been associated with exposure to environmental noise. Noise sensitivity could have the same moderating effect on physical and psychological health outcomes related to environmental noise exposure as on annoyance but this has been little tested. Methods A cohort of 2398 men between 45 and 59 years, the longitudinal Caerphilly Collaborative Heart Disease study, was established in 1984/88 and followed into the mid-1990s. Road traffic noise maps were assessed at baseline. Psychological ill-health was measured in phase 2 in 1984/88, phase 3 (1989/93) and phase 4 (1993/7). Ischaemic heart disease was measured in clinic at baseline and through hospital records and records of deaths during follow up. We examined the longitudinal associations between road traffic noise and ischaemic heart disease morbidity and mortality using Cox Proportional Hazard Models and psychological ill-health using Logistic Regression; we also examined whether noise sensitivity and noise annoyance might moderate these associations. We also tested if noise sensitivity and noise annoyance were longitudinal predictors of ischaemic heart disease morbidity and mortality and psychological ill-health. Results Road traffic noise was not associated with ischaemic heart disease morbidity or mortality. Neither noise sensitivity nor noise annoyance moderated the effects of road traffic noise on ischaemic heart disease morbidity or mortality. High noise sensitivity was associated with lower ischaemic heart disease mortality risk (HR = 0.74, 95%CI 0.57, 0.97). Road traffic noise was associated with Phase 4 psychological ill-health but only among those exposed to 56-60dBA (fully adjusted OR = 1.82 95%CI 1.07, 3.07). Noise sensitivity moderated the association of road traffic noise exposure with psychological ill-health. High noise sensitivity was associated longitudinally with psychological ill-health at phase 3 (OR = 1.85 95%CI 1.23, 2.78) and phase 4 (OR = 1.65 95%CI 1.09, 2.50). Noise annoyance predicted psychological ill-health at phase 4 (OR = 2.47 95%CI 1.00, 6.13). Conclusions Noise sensitivity is a specific predictor of psychological ill-health and may be part of a wider construct of environmental susceptibility. Noise sensitivity may increase the risk of psychological ill-health when exposed to road traffic noise. Noise annoyance may be a mediator of the effects of road traffic noise on psychological ill-health.

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