Exposure to traffic noise increases the risk of suffering from a heart attack, researchers have found.
The noise from main roads and railway lines can lead to cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction (MI), a German study shows.
Researchers examined information from state health insurers of over a million Germans over 40 living in Rhine-Main region of Germany.
Where they lived was matched to road, rail, and traffic noise exposure measurements for 2005.
When the analysis was restricted to patients who died of heart attack up to 2014/2015, a statistically significant association was found between noise exposure and the risk of heart disease.