Psychological effect of noise.
The most frequent harmful effect of noise is its irritating psychological influence on the individual. This influence has been measured in laboratory situations and in daily life by careful sociological interviews of the inhabitants in noisy and in quiet residential areas. Statistically significant differences were demonstrated between the two areas regarding consumption of soporifics, tranquilizers, isolation against noise, etc.
D001519:Behavior; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011581:Psychological Tests