For a quiet day

25-4 is the World noise prevention day. The World Noise Prevention Association has recommended that people limit noise coming from individuals, households and the streets to enjoy the quiet atmosphere.

In Vietnam, noise becomes an obsession for many people. A student who posted a call for help from the house near the road, the traffic was too much, so loud that he could not study, stuffed cotton wool into his ears, and wearing headphones was also ineffective.

A reader said that in the neighborhood he is staying at 11-12 noon, 23-24 hours at night, there are a few young people in the village running a motorbike with a screeching howl. The sound of the middle of the night is pure and startling the old people, children cry.

See your doctor when your tinnitus lasts

The sound is high frequency, high intensity, causing more deafness than low frequency, low intensity sound.Deafness can occur at many levels, often recoverable, rarely permanent deafness.

According to doctors, any annoying noise is harmful.For young people who are addicted to music for many hours, many days, "phone" will turn up to be deaf as workers in the factory.Remember to go to the doctor and measure hearing to detect the disease early, if there are signs: after exposure to loud noise see buzzing, prolonged ear, when communicating, talking must come close or look at the speaker's mouth, no clearly hear sounds like high whistle and music notes.

Many vehicle owners honk their horns loudly, including those where there is a ban. At night, many drivers just run fast and squeeze horns to avoid people from afar.

Headache, insomnia

Urban noise is a traumatic event that causes symptoms such as headaches, insomnia and irritability. Noise-sensitive objects are old people, children and intellectual workers. The stamina of a body that does not tolerate noise will lead to depression, headache, and insomnia. If you suffer from constant noise, you will lose sleep, constant headaches, severe debilitating body, nerves are easily irritated, always in a state of anxiety, depression .

All these symptoms will accumulate gradually, causing emotional changes, anger, stress, causing blood pressure disorders and diseases such as chronic colitis, respiratory disease, chest pain .

The most common noise in offices is computer typing, phone ringing and colleagues' exchanges. According to a study by Cornell University, the US, including low-level noise such as computer typing, puts workers in a bad situation. These sounds increase the ability of recipients to stress.

Many office workers felt terribly stressed when they heard the voices of colleagues talking, even though they spoke at a normal level but they had the feeling of " booming " like listening to a microphone in a workshop. Many people find it difficult to concentrate, office noise can interrupt work or lose their motivation to work. Usually they adjust their seats to avoid these noises, resulting in many other health problems. Experts conclude: a quiet environment is the ideal place to work.

Planting a lot of trees on the street has created a shade while limiting vehicle noise (Photo: TTO)

Turn the speaker down

You can limit noise by growing many trees and houses with soundproofing materials. According to the World Noise Prevention Association, please take the following simple steps to have a quiet day.

Pay attention to reducing all the noise you can cause and respect the rights of people around you to be quiet. Lower radio sound and a set of music speakers with personal stethoscope. Lower the TV sound. Do not whistle your car, except in dangerous and urgent cases. Avoid noisy sports events, restaurants, rock concerts, nightclubs - unless you have ear protectors.

Replace noisy activities with quiet activities such as walking, going to the library or the museum, asking the person in charge of the fitness club to reduce the sound of the music, using ear protectors if you are inside noisy environment, turn off the television during dinner and chat with relatives, use the computer screen without opening the sound .

KIM SON