"長期"噪音可能"致命" 慢性噪音是一種未被認識到的健康威脅。 (紐約時報專文......炎症、高血壓和動脈斑塊積聚——增加患各種心臟病和中風的風險) chronic noise is an unrecognized health threat。梵谷高更之爭Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890) and Paul Gauguin. (1848 – 1903)
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噪音對你的身體有什麼影響
警笛聲響起。 狗吠。 一架噴氣機在頭頂燃燒。
日常生活中有很多我們無法消除的噪音，它們對我們的影響超出您的想像：越來越多的研究表明，慢性噪音是一種未被認識到的健康威脅。
令人不快的噪音會傳遞到大腦中的壓力檢測中心，它們會引發一系列反應，隨著時間的推移，這些反應會導致炎症、高血壓和動脈斑塊積聚——增加患各種心臟病和中風的風險 .
但是多大聲才算太大聲？ 經常暴露在中等水平以上幾分貝的噪音中——例如，來自嘈雜的交通、嘈雜的火車或從頭頂飛過的飛機——會引發對健康有害的反應。
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What noise does to your body |
A siren shrills. A dog barks. A jet blazes overhead. |
The everyday world has plenty of noise we can’t tune out, and it affects us more than you might think: A growing body of research suggests that chronic noise is an unrecognized health threat. |
Unpleasant noises are relayed to the stress detection center in your brain, and they can set off a cascade of reactions that, over time, can lead to inflammation, hypertension and plaque buildup in arteries — increasing the risk of heart disease, heart attacks and strokes. |
But how loud is too loud? Regular exposure to even a few decibels of noise above moderate levels — for example, from loud traffic, a noisy train or an aircraft passing overhead — can prompt reactions that are harmful to health. |
Check your surroundings: Here’s how to find out if you’re exposed to too much noise. |
Weigh in: If noise affects your life, The Times wants to hear from you. |
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Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890) and Paul Gauguin. (1848 – 1903) both experimented with the expressive possibilities of color and line to create distinct personal.
