Though noise pollution has previously been linked to hearing loss, a number of research studies from the last 10 years have increasingly suggested a connection between noise and heart ailments. According to the article, a study of people living near Frankfurt Airport in Germany found that they had a 7% increased risk of stroke as compared to those living in quieter neighborhoods and a second study found that people living near Switzerland’s Zurich Airport had an increase in nighttime mortality after a airplane flyovers.
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