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Why Noise Is Bad For You

  Life can be overwhelming. We can often feel rushed, harried, or stretched from all the dif...

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15.08 27 Apr 2019


Why Noise Is Bad For You



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15.08 27 Apr 2019


 

Life can be overwhelming. We can often feel rushed, harried, or stretched from all the different things we have going on - but it can also be loud. Very loud.

Unwanted noise can be stressful, and most people these days have only a few brief moments of peace and quiet a day, if that.
So what affect does noise actually have on our physiology?

Mathias Basner - Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine joins Jonathan to discuss.

As always, we have all the latest science stories in Newsround and Jonathan responds to all your tweets and texts.

 


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