Gösta Bluhm

TL;DR: Excess risks of hypertension related to long-term noise exposure are indicated, primarily for night-time aircraft noise and daily average road traffic noise.

TL;DR: The results lend some support to the hypothesis that long-term exposure to road traffic noise increases the risk for myocardial infarction.

TL;DR: The strongest association between exposure to traffic noise and hypertension was found among those with the least expected misclassification of true individual exposure, as indicated by not having triple-glazed windows, living in an old house and having the bedroom window facing a street.

TL;DR: Investigation of the effect of short-term changes of transportation or indoor noise levels on blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) during night-time sleep in 140 subjects living near four major European airports found effects of noise exposure on elevated subsequent BP measurements were clearly shown.

TL;DR: Community exposure to aircraft noise may be a risk factor for hypertension and it is suggested that special attention be paid to maximum noise levels because of possible physiological effects from aircraft noise.