One of the most controversial industrial practices is offshore drilling. On top of preventing potential spills and hazards to the ecosystem, companies have to have proper drilling noise control in order to stay in business. Sonic pollution is equally impactful on the environment as any oil spill, since it can highly damage the marine life's abilities to navigate, communicate, and locate food. This pollution seems to be highly connected to whales and dolphins accidentally ending up on beaches all over the world.
Researchers have addressed this common loud sound problem in recent years. Apart from marine life, they believe that loud sound is also damaging to humans when both continuous and in short bursts. Human hearing is highly affected from loud sound. This could occur even through home appliances, music, vehicular noise, and manufacturing processes.
These hearing loss issues are not to be taken lightly. Though the hearing loss can be temporary as well as permanent, your ears will be exposed to damage whatever the case. When sound reaches 70 decibels, humans comprehend this as simply loud sound. However, 10 more decibels from this and the ears can get damaged. If this loud sound gets to 100 decibels, the ears will have permanent damage that is non-repairable.
Cognitive function can be damaged from noise pollution as well. Reading, learning, and comprehension can be damaged or impaired in the long run, and problem solving abilities will be lowered quite a bit. This sound pollution can also act like a large distraction to your capabilities, and in children, can stunt cognitive development. You can see this when comparing children from both schools near loud areas to those that attend school in more isolated areas.
Loud sound can also negatively affect the heart. Research shows that noise pollution can raise blood pressure due to constricted arteries and unstable blood flow. Your heart rate can also increase as well. Children are said to have higher heart rates when exposed to loud sound, and all these issues can lead to cardiovascular issues in their futures.
You can lose a lot of sleep when you're exposed to sound pollution. If you're distracted from a good night's sleep, you end up feeling very irritable throughout your day. This will be highly detrimental to your daily activities, including at work and in your social life. Your work performance will most likely fall, as you cannot keep up with the busy day of productivity. Your social life will falter as well, as you won't have the patience to deal with people when you are feeling as you do because of lack of sleep.
The average noise level in an obviously disruptive environment is 50 to 60 decibels. People cannot communicate well when this happens. This is because they will not be able to comprehend what each other is saying, and can misunderstand certain words.
All of these detrimental factors will lead to high stress levels. Unfortunately, constant stress can cause mental issues for some people, even aggression. Less extreme cases of stress will still negatively affect your daily live. You might experience chronic headaches, anxiety, tension, and possibly mental or emotional imbalance.
Researchers have addressed this common loud sound problem in recent years. Apart from marine life, they believe that loud sound is also damaging to humans when both continuous and in short bursts. Human hearing is highly affected from loud sound. This could occur even through home appliances, music, vehicular noise, and manufacturing processes.
These hearing loss issues are not to be taken lightly. Though the hearing loss can be temporary as well as permanent, your ears will be exposed to damage whatever the case. When sound reaches 70 decibels, humans comprehend this as simply loud sound. However, 10 more decibels from this and the ears can get damaged. If this loud sound gets to 100 decibels, the ears will have permanent damage that is non-repairable.
Cognitive function can be damaged from noise pollution as well. Reading, learning, and comprehension can be damaged or impaired in the long run, and problem solving abilities will be lowered quite a bit. This sound pollution can also act like a large distraction to your capabilities, and in children, can stunt cognitive development. You can see this when comparing children from both schools near loud areas to those that attend school in more isolated areas.
Loud sound can also negatively affect the heart. Research shows that noise pollution can raise blood pressure due to constricted arteries and unstable blood flow. Your heart rate can also increase as well. Children are said to have higher heart rates when exposed to loud sound, and all these issues can lead to cardiovascular issues in their futures.
You can lose a lot of sleep when you're exposed to sound pollution. If you're distracted from a good night's sleep, you end up feeling very irritable throughout your day. This will be highly detrimental to your daily activities, including at work and in your social life. Your work performance will most likely fall, as you cannot keep up with the busy day of productivity. Your social life will falter as well, as you won't have the patience to deal with people when you are feeling as you do because of lack of sleep.
The average noise level in an obviously disruptive environment is 50 to 60 decibels. People cannot communicate well when this happens. This is because they will not be able to comprehend what each other is saying, and can misunderstand certain words.
All of these detrimental factors will lead to high stress levels. Unfortunately, constant stress can cause mental issues for some people, even aggression. Less extreme cases of stress will still negatively affect your daily live. You might experience chronic headaches, anxiety, tension, and possibly mental or emotional imbalance.
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