Noise damaging our health

I was once on a caravan site and someone in the next van was playing loud music all night which thumped through the ground.

I lay there seriously planning to creep out and let down their tyres! No wonder I have heart disease!

I have hearing aids but I don't always wear them. I find the world a much more peaceful place when I don't have them in.

It's one of the best things about living here, the peace and quiet.
It's just rooks squawking and wood pigeons cooing, and small birds tweeting, and hardly any traffic.
I've lived in noisy places in the past and appreciate how stressful it can be.

I need peace and quiet, much more than when I was younger. I am lucky to have that where I live. I would be happiest living in the middle of a field, hearing no man-made noise other than the occasional tractor.

This article just clarifies what I have felt for years.. I absolutely relish silence and love silent retreats..

I need peace and quiet. I love my GS to bits, but he literally (and yes, I do mean it literally!) never stops talking when he is here, so when he goes home, I find I really need to just sit in a quiet room and decompress. Children screeching and screaming really sets my nerves on edge too. I couldn't live in a city either.

Really fascinating article. Especially interesting was the fact that the noise has an impact even whilst you are sleeping.

I listened to the tape and found all the noises equally irritating but the children playing was the worst for me - the unpredictability and suddenness of the shrill screaming.

I'm from the city but cannot bear it there now. The relentless roar of noise really eats away at my happiness and peace of mind. When I come home to my quiet seaside town I can actually feel the silence around me and whole body relaxes.