Traffic Noise and Heart Attacks

In a previous post, I talked about the health consequences of traffic. I cited that traffic noise can cause stress and other psychological problems, like lack of concentration.

A new study by Swedish medical specialists have identified an association between traffic noise and heart attacks. They found that there was a 40 percent "higher risk of a heart attack in people exposed to traffic noise exceeding 50 decibels..." This is a pretty interesting study on the effects of noise on the heart.