What is it about?
This is a review of studies related to aircraft noise near airports and the impact on sleep.
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Why is it important?
Many people complain about the quality of sleep due to nocturnal aircraft noise. A recent large study in Germany, the NORAH study, has presented new results. The results related to sleep are reviewed and summarized in this article.
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An important modifier in how far sleep is impaired by aircraft noise is the subjective perception of the aircraft noise. If people feel affected by the noise and have a critical opinion towards aircraft noise, then their sleep is in fact objectively worse compared to those people who have a neutral or positive attitude towards the airport.
Dr Thomas Penzel
Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin
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This page is a summary of: Auswirkungen von Fluglärm auf Schlaf und andere Schutzgüter , Somnologie - Schlafforschung und Schlafmedizin, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s11818-017-0110-z.
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