Loud Sound Leads to Health Problems

Continued and prolonged exposure to loud sounds has been known to elevate stress levels and indirectly contribute to altered blood pressure levels, diabetes and increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. These problems aggravate as one grows older and puts increased stress on the individual, doctors have pointed out.


Chronic exposure to noise has a physiological and psychological effect on an individual. If the physiological effect could be anything from decreased hearing ability to increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, psychologically, exposure to unwanted, loud sounds over days can lead to irritation, annoyance and aggressive behaviour, affecting one's personality.

Hearing loss

It is said that noise-induced hearing loss and progressive loss of hearing ability because of constant exposure to loud sounds were much more common than one would like to believe. Elevated stress levels due to loud sounds would affect one's sleep, decrease concentration or attention levels and would affect one's productivity and performance at workplace.

Sound sleep is crucial to one's health and well being. It energises and recharges the individual and is essential for one's physical and mental health. Sleep deprivation can result in chronic fatigue, headaches and affect workplace behaviour

Sleep deprivation

Problems of sleep deprivation and heightened stress levels were becoming increasingly common in many households during the festival seasons, when huge sound boxes blared from all directions. More awareness should be created of the health problems caused by noise pollution among the public so that people were forced to follow the regulations regarding decibel levels, especially during the night hours.