TITLE:
Annoyance and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Study Involving Two Noise Sources
AUTHORS:
Daniel Shepherd, David McBride, Kim N. Dirks, David Welch
KEYWORDS:
Aviation Noise, Wind Turbine Noise, Noise Annoyance, Health
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.5 No.5,
April
18,
2014
ABSTRACT: Noise
remains a potent degrader of health in many global contexts, capable of
inducing severe annoyance and sleep disturbance. An epidemiological study was
undertaken to compare noise annoyance and health-related quality of life of
individuals residing close to a major international airport or wind turbine
complex with those located in demographically matched areas. Results indicate
that domains of health-related quality of life may be degraded in those living
in areas more likely to induce noise annoyance. Furthermore, the addition of
aviation noise to environments already encroached by road noise may induce
further annoyance and degradations in health-related quality of life,
indicating that one noise sources may not mask the impact of another.