Noise Pollution

• People exposed to loud sounds on a regular basis suffer hearing loss. The technical term for this is Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL). Scientists did research on the subject and discovered that out of the four million people in the United States who suffer from hearing loss, about ____ of those cases have NIHL.

• 25%

• 50%

• 51%

• 75%

• About _________ people in the United States are exposed to hazardous sound levels at their workplace every day, according to a study from 2005

• 60million

• 30 million

• 90million

• 50 million

The human ear can tolerate noise up to ____ decibels without damage. Anything louder poses a risk of permanent hearing loss. Yet, studies show that anything at or above ____ decibels can trigger an increase in blood pressure, heart rate, and stress hormones in the blood.

• 65 / 85

• 55 / 67

• 67 / 55

• 85 / 65

• In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found that mining was the industry with the loudest work environment, followed by manufacturing and construction. About ________ of the workers in these and similar industries had hearing loss caused by their work environment.

• 1 in 10

• 1 in 8

• 1 in 6

• 1 in 4

• Psychology Today reports that the number one cause for hearing loss actually is not age, it’s noise. The _________ are at an even higher risk of further hearing damage caused by noise pollution.

• elderly

• babies

• Noise pollution has a huge negative effect on children. According to a New Scientist report, a 24-month study of children living near an airport in Germany, they found that the children had _________ and __________. 

• long term memory loss

• reading impairment

• autism

• amnesia

• diabetes

• According to experts, the natural ability that your baby has to understand sounds can be greatly interrupted by unnecessary sounds in your home, such as ______ or _____. These noises affect the baby’s brain and make it hard for them to naturally learn their primary language.

• television

• radio

• dishwasher

• washing machine

• neighbors

• Many people have won lawsuits over noise pollution. Almost 5000 residents who were living near a Tokyo military base were awarded over __________ after living near noise pollution that not only created an annoyance but also made their blood pressure irregular.

• $22 million

• $23 million

• $21 million

• $20million

• BioMed Central did a study back in 2009 that showed that certain types of noise pollution can increase blood pressure. They conducted the study on traffic noise at a hospital in Sweden. They found that about 30% of people in the area exposed to this noise pollution had frequent changes in their heart rate, blood pressure, and stress level.

• heart rate

• blood pressure

• stress level

• gender

• breathes

• The New Jersey Headache Institute ran an article discussing two types of headaches that occur because of noise pollution: __________ and _____________. The former occur over 15 times a month and produce a throbbing pain in the top or the side of your head. The latter happen less than 15 times a month and can for last many days at a time.

• chronic headaches

• episodic tension headaches

• migraines

• hemicrania continua

• brain tumor