Looking down a long escalator in Tokyo, framed by numerous mirrors at odd angles. The image appears fractured in its periphery. Traffic noise (and pollution) is associated with a higher risk of high blood pressure. — Photo by note thanun on Unsplash

Road Noise Might Be One Reason Your Blood Pressure is High

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BeingWell

4 min readMar 27

THERE IS AN LINK BETWEEN ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE and high blood pressure (hypertension). This association remains after controlling for air pollution. Those are the findings of a new thought-provoking study using data from the United Kingdom Biobank.

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Road Noise Might Be One Reason Your Blood Pressure is High

Written by Michael Hunter, MD