Study Links Road Noise to Higher Parkinson's Risk in 3 Million Danes
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Updated · InYourArea · Aug 2
Study Links Road Noise to Higher Parkinson's Risk in 3 Million Danes
3 articles · Updated · InYourArea · Aug 2
Summary
More than 3 million Danish participants were tracked in a new study that found a consistent link between higher road-noise exposure and increased Parkinson’s disease risk.
The findings add to evidence that long-term noise exposure harms health through physiological stress and sleep disruption, not just hearing damage.
The European Environment Agency said last year that over 110 million Europeans face harmful noise pollution, contributing to 66,000 early deaths annually from conditions including heart disease, diabetes and depression.
The report underscores a wider urban-health burden, with chronic traffic noise likely to fall hardest on lower-income residents who have fewer options to escape it.