FACTS
- Exposure to noise can increase stress, anxiety, loss of sleep, and fatigue.
- Noise can also cause elevated blood pressure, heart disease, and increased heart rate.
- Excessive noise during pregnancy may damage the newborn’s hearing.
- Noisy homes and environments can interfere with learning and language development in children. Even a mild hearing loss can harm a child’s ability to speak, learn, and interact with others.
- Untreated hearing loss, especially in older adults, can lead to
- social isolation
- depression
- dementia
- falls (leading to injury)
- inability to work or travel
- reduced physical activity.
STATS
- Each year, about 22 million external U.S. workers are […]
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