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Review of auditory and non-auditory outcomes reported in environmental noise research
A review of the environmental-noise literature reported associations between long-term noise exposure and hearing outcomes, sleep disturbance, annoyance, and cardiovascular endpoints.
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Last reviewed August 30, 2026.
What they studied
- A narrative review in a general medical journal synthesizing epidemiological and experimental research on environmental and occupational noise.
- Exposure sources reviewed include road, rail, and aircraft noise, occupational noise, and leisure noise.
- Outcomes reviewed span noise-induced hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep disturbance, annoyance, cognitive performance in children, and cardiovascular endpoints.
What they found
- The authors reported that noise-induced hearing loss remains the best-established auditory outcome of sustained high-level exposure.
- For non-auditory outcomes, the review reported consistent associations between long-term transportation-noise exposure and sleep disturbance and annoyance, and reported evidence of association with cardiovascular endpoints that the authors characterized as growing.
- The review reported that night-time exposure is treated separately from daytime exposure because sleep disturbance is measured against night-time levels.
What this study does not establish
- A narrative review, not a pooled quantitative analysis; strength of evidence varies by outcome.
- Most exposure data concern outdoor transportation noise at the façade, not measured indoor levels.
- Observational associations do not establish causation for the non-auditory outcomes.
- This entry reports the review. It is not a statement about any building Sage Co. designs or constructs.
Source
Basner M, Babisch W, Davis A, Brink M, Clark C, Janssen S, Stansfeld S (2014). Auditory and non-auditory effects of noise on health. The Lancet 383(9925):1325–1332.
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