Ten Leading Medical Effects of Noise

Most people associate noise with deafness alone. Unknown to men, women and children everywhere in the world, noise has other debilitating effects that can be life threatening. Guard yourself against incessant noise before any of the following happens to you.

1. Hearing loss – Elevated sound pollution leads to loss of hearing especially after prolonged exposure. Hearing loss results from partial or total destruction of cilia located in the middle ear. Deafness resulting from noise is irreversible.
2. Noise can cause blindness – Unknown to a lot of people, noise is associated with increased risk of blindness due to blood vessel constriction associated with elevated noise levels.
3. Noise causes high blood pressure – Noise is associated with vasoconstriction (narrowing of the blood vessels) that elevates blood pressure leading to hypertension.
4. Noise is associated with heart disease – Noise elevates the production of the hormone cortisol which increases the chances of suffering from myocardial infarction or heart attack.
5. Noise causes peptic ulcers – Elevated noise is also associated with increased production of hydrochloric acid and the enzyme pepsin by the stomach walls. Stress attributed to noise also causes a reduction in the production of mucus by the membrane that lines the gastrointestinal tract.
6. Constipation – Bowel movements are highly affected by the hormone Adrenalin which is elevated due to stress. Adrenalin stimulates the sympathetic nervous system which in turn inhibits bowel movement.
7. Premature ejaculation and reduced libido – I know this one will scare men. The annoyance and elevated stress levels related to noise have been increasingly associated with premature ejaculation and a marked decrease in sexual libido.
8. Insomnia – This may be an obvious effect of noise since no normal human being can sleep under noisy circumstances. Elevated Adrenalin and cortisol, produced as a measure to counter noise excite the senses leading to sleeplessness.
9. Congenital birth defects – Some studies contacted independently by scientists have linked noise to congenital birth defects. It is believed that the hormonal imbalance associated with elevated noise levels may pose a danger to unborn children.
10. Death – What could come out of a combination of all the nine dangers associated with noise if not death? The frustration of being deaf and blind as well as suffering from high blood pressure and or heart disease may as well be the last nail in the….

Is your spouse too noisy for your liking? Is scolding each other the only way you can resolve differences in your union? Think twice before you continue digging each others grave.