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It would be interesting to compare their results to those of military members living under the same conditions near the bases. I know most of my AF career I lived on base (and in at least 1 case right across from the flight line and active runway).
I think it would be more interesting to do this study on the people who actually work at the airport. Also I am assuming that the people who were studied lived in urban areas and were subjected to a faster paced lifestyle.
I'd be interesting in knowing epidemiological studies using health data from military bases, also. Here in Burlington, VT, we have an Air Guard base surrounded very closely by residential communities, including an elementary school less than 1000ft from the runway. It is one of two national sites chosen to bed down the new F-35A, which some have said is twice as loud at the F-16.
I live over a mile from the airport, and when an F-16 takes off, the noise is excruciating, windows shake, and items fall off shelves and counters. They have a special orientation at the elementary school for the kids because most of them immediately cover their ears and cower when they hear the noise. Certainly doesn't sound healthy to me.
It doesn't surprise me a bit. We hear planes overhead regularly and we just sit there, white knuckled and silent until it passes. Startling to say the least, sometimes its terrifying.
I would be interested to see this type of study extended to construction workers, especially those that use jackhammers. These produce a lot of decibels, as does construction machinery in general.
And if I did my math correctly, 15,532 out of 4,600,00 is only .33% of the population. Seems like a low number/percentage. I am sure there are other causes of heart attacks in Swiss, than noise.
What really sucks is those silly assed boom boxes that put out low base frequencies that penetrate everything. They affect my inner ear and I actually feel dizzy and slightly nauseated until the frequencies fade with distance. I say the damned things should be outlawed, along withn those damned chainsaw motor scooters. Narcissistic ***holes who just HAVE to be noticed via their frigging noise. Well here's noticing you: **** off! Happy now?
I agree. They are killing us where I live and the cops won't do anything.
We have a noise law, but they are too busy eating donuts and
driving around looking for the chief a new condo that they don't have time to
worry about enforcing the law. Stupid people seem to be the ones that
like them the most. IQ of around 54. With a bag of pot by their side.
I hate the MF'ers
Not only is it bad for the heart, it can also lead to cancer. I have lived in an area close to an airport for over 30 years and have seen my neighbors, one by one, die from cancer. I think the fumes from these airplanes, which contain so many carcinogenics, have been breathed in by so many of these neighbors and most of them did die with lung cancer and brain cancer. I have voiced my opinion on this many, many times over the years but no one listens. As long as these airports are making money, they don't really care about people's health nor their lives. It is a shame and I do feel that one day, I too, will die from cancer.
I do not live near an airport. In fact, the nearest airport is an hour away. But, I do live in a residential area, in a deluxe high rise condo apartment building one block north of a large park with two lakes -- and one block south of a busy one way street with a traffic light.
The motor vehicle pollution is horrendous. My husband died of lung disease and heart trouble one year ago.
I do not believe the Swiss research was comprehensive enough and the report not credible when it ruled out pollution as the major cause of heart disease.
How about them horn happy railroad engineers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And stuff like this is why science is one of most interesting fields of knowledge around.
People that scream on loudspeakers at work and grocery stores
Years ago Kansas City built KCI in the middle of a cow pasture. No one to hear or be bothered by the planes. Now all the people want to live "up north" and complain about the noise of the planes. I don't understand why they would want to build $300000 homes by the airport or why anyone would want to buy them but they do.
I'm glad to see that the FAA is proposing longer flight duty periods for pilots. Being exposed to noise for those living under a flightpath produces increased health risks. Allowing pilots to fly up to 20% more per duty period must lead to the same increased health risks. Oh, sorry pilots are not a large enough constituency to worry about.
This article downplays the seriousness of aviation noise issues. A 2010 German study comes to some distressing conclusions.
The study indicates men who are exposed to jet noise have a 69% higher risk of being hospitalized for cardiovascular disease. Women living under flight paths fare even worse, logging a 93% higher rate of hospitalization with cardiovascular problems, compared with their counterparts in quieter areas. The study found that women who are exposed to jet noise equal to conversational speech during the day are 172% more likely to suffer a stroke.
In a separate study it was discovered that women near Cologne-Bonn Airport had an increased risk of developing breast cancer and leukemia. Research found that women who are exposed to 60 decibels [loudness of conversational speech] of jet noise at night are twice as likely to contract breast cancer.
Do Americans care?
This article downplays the seriousness of aviation noise issues. A 2010 German study comes to some distressing conclusions.
The study indicates men who are exposed to jet noise have a 69% higher risk of being hospitalized for cardiovascular disease. Women living under flight paths fare even worse, logging a 93% higher rate of hospitalization with cardiovascular problems, compared with their counterparts in quieter areas. The study found that women who are exposed to jet noise equal to conversational speech during the day are 172% more likely to suffer a stroke.
In a separate study it was discovered that women near Cologne-Bonn Airport had an increased risk of developing breast cancer and leukemia. Research found that women who are exposed to 60 decibels [loudness of conversational speech] of jet noise at night are twice as likely to contract breast cancer.
Do Americans care?