Transportation Noise and Risk of Tinnitus: A Nationwide Cohort Study from Denmark.

Manuella Lech CantuariaEllen Raben PedersenAslak Harbo PoulsenOle Raaschou-NielsenUlla Arthur HvidtfeldtGregor LevinSteen Solvang JensenJesper Hvass SchmidtMette Sørensen

Published in: Environmental health perspectives (2023)

To our knowledge, this is the first study to show that residential exposure to road traffic noise may increase risk of tinnitus, suggesting noise may negatively affect the auditory system. If confirmed, this finding adds to the growing evidence of road traffic noise as a harmful pollutant with a substantial health burden. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11248.

Keyphrases

air pollution
healthcare
hearing loss
public health
mental health
working memory
climate change