Off to the countryside now! One more reason why big cities are not good for our health

Stress, chronic fatigue, respiratory problems from poor air quality, bad mood are just a few of the issues people live in big cities face. A new study has revealed another reason why life in a city is not good: dementia, which is more likely to occur in city dwellers due to a predominant feature, noise pollution. In a recent study, researchers investigated the relationship between traffic noise and railroad noise in 2 million adults over the age of 60 living in Denmark from 2004-2017. They then made an assessment of the noise in both the areas of Denmark that were exposed to it and those that were least exposed. If you want to learn the secrets of yoga, then attend the specialised Base Training seminar. They identified 103,500 cases of dementia during the study. What they observed was that exposure to noise was associated with a higher risk of dementia. The researchers found that in Denmark alone, 1,216 cases of Alzheimer’s disease out of a total of 8,475 in 2017 may be associated to noise pollution. At the same time, through further analysis it was discovered that noise from vehicles increased the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by 27% and noise from railways by 24%.  Vehicle noise was associated with an increased risk of vascular dementia as well.

Is there an explanation for the development of dementia in cities?

According to scientists, noise increases stress and sleep disorders. The result is other problems such as coronary heart disease, decreased immune response and inflammation, which are precursors of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Noise can also aggravate conditions such as hypertension that increase the risk of dementia. Giota Florou source: ygeiamou.gr Recent Articles