Mark Brink

TL;DR: The importance of adequate noise prevention and mitigation strategies for public health is stressed, as Observational and experimental studies have shown that noise exposure leads to annoyance, disturbs sleep and causes daytime sleepiness.

TL;DR: The noncontact method for the ambulant measurement of basic sleep physiology parameters in humans, particularly for field studies involving sleep research and sleep disturbances, has been found to be adequate, especially for automated and unattended sleep-data collection over long periods of time.

TL;DR: The impact of all major transportation noise sources on cardiovascular diseases is demonstrated, including mid-range IR levels at night, which are potentially more harmful than continuous noise levels of the same average level.

TL;DR: This research corroborated findings that noise events induce arousals at relatively low exposure levels, and independent of the noise source and the environment and suggested that nocturnal noise exposure may be more relevant for the genesis of cardiovascular disease than daytime noise exposure.

TL;DR: Transportation noise may be more relevant than AP in the development of diabetes, potentially acting through noise-induced sleep disturbances, as observed among participants reporting poor sleep quality or sleeping with open windows.