Sounding Off on Noise from Berkeley Wellness, UC Berkeley, February 2017
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Noise is any unwanted, uncontrollable, or unpredictable sound. A dripping faucet next to your bed, if you’re trying to fall asleep, may not be loud but it's bothersome. [….] Sounds from leaf blowers, neighbors, construction, overhead airplanes, and nearby traffic are the sounds that most of us are exposed to and bothered by in our daily lives. [….] Then there’s low-frequency noise, like the sound coming from nearby wind turbines or from the music of the bar below your apartment. Residents living near wind turbines complain that they are disturbed by the low-frequency sounds of the spinning blades. Similarly, if you live above a bar, the music may not be loud, but you can hear and maybe even feel the music's low-frequency sounds as you lie in bed.
Environmental noise and sleep disturbances: A threat to health? from Sleep Science, December 2014
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There is clear evidence that sleep disturbances are associated with health deterioration, and growing evidence that exposure to noise pollution, around-the-clock, negatively affects health, too. It has also been proven that nocturnal noise pollution significantly impairs sleep, objectively and subjectively.