Table 1 –

Examples of Auditory and Nonauditory Effects of Noise on Human Health

Body System	Health Effect
Sensory	Hearing loss and tinnitus
Sleep/rest	Difficulty falling asleep, awakenings, decreased sleep quality, fatigue, and headache
Cardiovascular	Hypertension, heart disease, stroke, and heart attack
Mental and emotional	Declines in verbal and nonverbal learning, psychomotor function, response speed, attentiveness, memory, recall, and helpfulness. Increases in cognitive difficulties, distractibility, annoyance, aggression, and hyperactivity
Reproductive	Low birth weight and prematurity
Endocrine	Overweight and obesity