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Why we need to wake up to noise pollution, a silent killer
The Morning Standard
|November 18, 2023
WITH the city preoccupied with air pollution and AQI levels which are currently swinging between 'poor', 'very poor' and 'severe', it oblivious to another deadly source of pollution: noise pollution.
Talking about the impact of noise pollution, especially post-Diwali, Dr. Swapnil Brajpuriya, senior consultant & ENT head at Asian Hospital said that being exposed to continuous noise can cause both auditory and non-auditory problems in people. "Exposure to such pollutants over prolonged time can lead to permanent threshold shifts and auditory problems continuing for life. Patients with premorbid conditions like diabetes, dialysis, cancer patients on chemotherapy, industrial workers and people involved
This story is from the November 18, 2023 edition of The Morning Standard.
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