The risk of high blood pressure increases for people who live near noisy roads , according to a study which followed 41,000 people from England , Germany , Norway , Spain and Sweden over a period of up to nine years . people living by streets with an average night - time noise level of 100 decibels had a 6 % increased risk of hypertension . Long - term exposure to air pollution also means that an additional one in every 100 adults will develop the condition .
The risk of high blood pressure increases for people who live near noisy roads, according to a study which followed 41,000 people from Denmark, Germany, Norway, Spain and Sweden over a period of up to nine years. People living by streets with an average night-time noise level of 50 decibels had a 6% increased risk of hypertension. Long-term exposure to air pollution also means that an additional one in every 100 adults will develop the condition.