US EditionSounds serious: NYC noise pollution takes a toll
- New Yorkers face constant noise from sirens, bars, and car horns, impacting daily life and health.
- A Columbia University study found nine-in-ten New Yorkers risk hearing loss from noise levels exceeding 70 decibels.
- Excessive noise is linked to various health issues including sleep problems and cognitive decline.
- Long-Term exposure to high noise levels increases the risk of irreversible hearing loss, especially in young people.
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True threat to public health, noise remains treated as a minor nuisance, behind air pollution.
Sounds serious: New York City noise pollution takes a toll
NEW YORK — Tim Mulligan moved to central Manhattan in the United States so he could be closer to work and avoid a daily ordeal on the rattling, screeching subway, just one part of the urban noisescape that tests New Yorkers every day.
Sirens, subways and sleepless nights: NYC battles noise pollution
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Tim Mulligan moved to midtown Manhattan to avoid relying on the aging, noisy New York City subway, which threatens to cause hearing loss for daily commuters. "Even with headphones turned up to full volume, you can't hear anything the whole way," says the 43-year-old former Navy man who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). At home, not far from Times Square, the tourist hub of the Big Apple, he's covered his bedroom window with aco…
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