Nowadays, who has not missed a moment of peace, quiet and a peaceful atmosphere, less hostile?
Noise is one of the most dangerous pollutants for health.
The World Day against noise, is made to aware people of their effects and preventive measures to avoid damage to integral health.
The silence was so important and valued in some ancient cultures, for example, in Rome in the first century, it was forbiden the movement of horses and carts through the city and the penalty for those who disturbed the order and the silence was imprisonment or even death.
However,humanity began to develope and not just the smoke was the symbol of progress, but also the noise.
The human being is always looking for ways to improve his life, he
overburdened not only large cities, but his personal life in a series of appliances, tools, machinery and equipment, to achieve their objective while also causing a serious damage to the environment and health.
The noise is a part of environmental pollution. It seriously affects the hearing of those who are usually in contact with him.
The World Health Organization (WHO) states that 76% of the population living in large cities, suffers from a noise impact higher than recommended. This is reflected in their quality of life: stress, irritability, hypertension, headaches, palpitations, fatigue, hearing loss, sleep and digestive problems...
In furute, many young people will suffer from hearing impairment by the excessive use of CD players and radios with headphones, the volume that they put to music at home. It also increases the risk of accidents.
It is proved that the ear takes about 36 hours to recover their normal hearing sensitivity after spending a night under the loud music of a nightclub or disco.
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