Noise Stress

Noise is frequently described as an intermittent or chronic unsolicited sound, impairing communication and health. Noise pollution, especially in municipal environs, has escalated in the recent century ranking among the environmental stressors with the highest public health impact [1]. Although different individuals have varying spectrum of audible sensitivity to sound frequencies, most humans are sensitive to noise in the range of 500 Hz to 4 kHz, which includes the range of conventional speech.

Author(s): Isaac Oluwatobi Akefe

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