I was writing about how busy I was helping my daughter to buy a house. Finally, we found a townhouse that met most of our parameters. The house was within our budget and was located only about a 10-minute drive from my own house. The setback was the house was located under a flight path. I decided to do some research on this matter and would like to share it with you all.
A recent study reveals that long-term exposure to loud noise from living near a flight path may raise the risk of developing high blood pressure or having a stroke.
Researchers looked at data from 420 people who lived near the bustling Athens International Airport in Greece and discovered that being exposed to high levels of aircraft noise, particularly at night, was linked to elevated blood pressure.
An increase of 69 percent in the likelihood of high blood pressure, generally known as hypertension, was found for every additional 10 decibels of night-time aircraft noise.
The study also discovered that higher levels of noise pollution were connected to a higher risk of stroke.
The researchers, however, concluded that the association was not strong enough to be statistically significant, probably due to the limited number of cases involved.
Since this study is inconclusive, upon further research I came across a study in Switzerland by Matthias Egger from the University of Bern. Using thorough data from ongoing mortality research called the Swiss National Cohort, Egger and his colleagues identified 15,532 heart attack fatalities among 4.6 million Swiss citizens between late 2000 and the end of 2005. The team used government records and environmental data to figure out how far people's homes were from airports and main roadways, as well as the relative levels of particulate matter in the area. These allowed the researchers to determine each individual's exposure to airplane noise and air pollution across a 15-year or longer period of time.
After taking into consideration air pollution as well as other factors such as education and income, the researchers discovered that both the intensity and duration of aircraft noise increased the chance of a fatal heart attack.
The researchers found that people who were exposed to at least 60 decibels of noise on a daily basis had a 30% higher chance of dying from a heart attack than those who were exposed to less than 45 decibels, according to a study published in the journal Epidemiology. The danger was really 50 percent higher among people who had been exposed to higher decibel levels for 15 years or more.
We are now having second thoughts of purchasing the townhouse. What would you do if you are in my shoes?
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