How your lifestyle can permanently damage your hearing
▻http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/01/lifestyle-permanently-damage-hearing-diet
“The noise in open-plan corporate offices and call centres, for instance, may not damage hearing but can cause raised blood pressure, sleep and mood disturbance and other long-term health problems.” Several studies have shown that noise pollution is associated with higher rates of heart disease and deaths in adults, and poorer learning outcomes in children.