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| IFIA Magazine - September 2021

Reduce Noise

Pollution by Tiny

Innovative Device

Ahmad Babazadeh

PhD student in biomedical

engineering

University of Tehran

Nowadays, noise pollution is an un-
deniable problem. According to World
Health Organization, Noise pollution is
a major problem, and it impacts mil-
lions of people on a daily basis. Sound
loudness is measured by decibels (dB).
Sounds above 85 dB can be hazardous
for human beings. The most common
health problem it causes is Noise-In-
duced Hearing Loss (NIHL). Exposure
to loud noise can also cause high blood
pressure, cardiovascular disease, tin-
nitus, sleep disturbances, stress, and
memory loss. These health problems
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children. It is estimated that only in Eu-
rope, environmental noise contributes
to 48,000 new cases of ischemic heart
disease a year, as well as 12,000 pre-
mature deaths. In addition, 22 million
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high sleep disturbance. Thirty million
people in the United States are ex-
posed to hazardous sound levels, and
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