Traffic noise makes children increase

Children who live near noisy roads are always faced with the risk of hyperactivity and reduced attention, a study shows.

A group of experts from the Helmholtz Zentrum Center for Environmental Health Research in Germany surveyed 900 children in families near the main road in Munich city to find out the relationship between traffic noise and the risk of hyperactivity in young. They measured noise levels outside each home, and asked parents to answer questions about the behavior of children in the home.

The higher the noise level, the more likely it is that the baby will increase its dynamic. (Photo: Telegraph )

The results showed that children with the highest levels of traffic noise increased by 28% compared to those with the lowest noise exposure. The greater the noise level, the lower the child's sleeping ability.

"A series of studies show that environmental factors - such as pollutants and noise - can affect children's behavior and mental health , " Michelle Bosquet, a pediatric psychiatrist. Boston in the US, said. She did not participate in the study.

According to Bosquet, traffic noise can affect a child's brain during important stages of development, increasing levels of hormones that cause stress or reduce sleep and concentration.

The number of children with hyperactivity and attention reduction tends to increase gradually in recent times. According to a statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US, about 8% of children aged 3-17 in this country have hyperactivity syndrome.

Hyperactivity children often show excessive hyperactivity, are easily distracted by external effects, stubborn, have difficulty remembering temporarily, impulsively, clumsy when coordinating movements.