Research links aircraft noise to higher rates of heart disease
The Sydney Morning Herald
11 October 2013
Amy Corderoy, Rachel Browne

Exposure to high levels of aircraft noise could put people at risk of developing heart disease and stroke, research has found.

The results underline the sensitivity around choosing the site for Sydney’s second airport, after the Abbott government indicated it would nominate Badgerys Creek.

The study of more than 3.6 million London residents has found those living in areas under flight paths that were most exposed to noise were up to 24 per cent more likely to be admitted to hospital from a stroke than people living in the quietest areas.

Experts say the stress caused by the loud plane noise could trigger a damaging nervous system response, causing the blood pressure and heart rate of people who are exposed to increase.

Planners must begin taking potential health risks…