{"id":21591,"date":"2019-02-17T19:43:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T19:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=21591"},"modified":"2019-02-17T19:43:17","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T19:43:17","slug":"science-confirms-the-power-of-silence-environment-noise-reduces-lifespan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=21591","title":{"rendered":"Science Confirms The Power of Silence. Environment Noise Reduces Lifespan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"hide-if-no-js\"><a id=\"set-post-thumbnail\" class=\"thickbox\" href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-admin\/media-upload.php?post_id=21591&amp;type=image&amp;TB_iframe=1\" aria-describedby=\"set-post-thumbnail-desc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 \" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Okowa-2019-Gubernatorial-Campaign-online-banner-ad-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"103\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.newsroom247.com.ng --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Facts:Studies have shown that excessive environmental noise not only decreases one&#8217;s quality of life and cognitive function, but also reduces lifespan. The good news is that spending time in silence can reverse these effects.<br \/>\nReflect On:Are you living in an environment that is consistently loud? Do you take much time for intended silence? Have you tried the 5 Days of You Challenge?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re the average person, you wake up to the sound of an alarm. That alarm sends you to the bathroom where you quickly get yourself ready for your workday. If you have the time, you might eat something before jumping into your car to listen to music or the radio while you sit in traffic on your way to work.<\/p>\n<p>Once you get there, it\u2019s all people, customers, co-workers, cars, trucks, planes, lawn mowers, construction, phone calls, and tasks for the next 8 hours. These noises that most of us experience in excess send our bodies into stress states, decreasing our quality of life and potentially reducing our lifespan. It appears that noise, in excess, is not healthy for humans. Silence, on the other hand, can have huge benefits, but let\u2019s explore the damage caused by noise before we get to the benefits of silence.<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=17952&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=180\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Before we get into the research, I\u2019d like to note that the word \u2018noise\u2019 is said to come from the Latin word nausea, or the Latin word noxia, meaning seasickness, sickness, hurt, damage, or injury. Is it any wonder \u2018noise\u2019 is not healthy for us?<\/p>\n<p>Outside of your anecdotal reflection, there is scientific evidence that supports the negative effects of noise on our health. The World Health Organisation (WHO) examined and quantified its health burden based on a European study that involved 340 million people living in Western Europe. It found that residents were cumulatively losing about a million years off their lives due to noise every year. That\u2019s like one in every three people losing an entire year off their life due to excessive noise!<\/p>\n<p>A study that was published in 2011 in Psychological Science examined the effects Munich\u2019s airport had on children\u2019s health and cognition. <strong>Professor Gary W. Evans of Cornell University noted that the children who were exposed to noise developed a stress response that caused them to ignore the noise. These children not only ignored harmful noises, but also regular stimuli that are important to pay attention to like speech. Wonder why people have trouble paying attention these days? Perhaps we are exposed to too much noise and too many sounds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This study is among the strongest, probably the most definitive proof that noise\u2013even at levels that do not produce any hearing damage\u2013causes stress and is harmful to humans. \u2013 Professor Gary Evans(www.collective-evolution.com)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.newsroom247.com.ng --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Facts:Studies have shown that excessive environmental noise not only decreases one&#8217;s quality of life and cognitive function, but also reduces lifespan. The good news is that spending time in silence can reverse these effects. Reflect On:Are you living in an environment that is consistently loud? 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