The Negative Affect Hypothesis of Noise Sensitivity

Shepherd, Daniel; Heinonen-Guzejev, Marja; Heikkilä, Kauko; Dirks, Kim N.; Hautus, Michael J.; Welch, David; McBride, David

doi:10.3390/ijerph120505284

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“…A recent epidemiological study reports that up to 88% of individuals with high noise sensitivity self-declare at least one other environmental sensitivity17. However, research does not always confirm the relation between NS and negative evaluations in other sensory dimensions4950. According to the findings of this study, NS is selectively associated with alteration of neuronal processing of noise, but not of intensity, location, frequency or rhythm contour changes.…”

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A window into the brain mechanisms associated with noise sensitivity

Kliuchko

Heinonen-Guzejev

Vuust

et al. 2016

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Noise sensitive individuals are more likely to experience negative emotions from unwanted sounds and they show greater susceptibility to adverse effects of noise on health. Noise sensitivity does not originate from dysfunctions of the peripheral auditory system, and it is thus far unknown whether and how it relates to abnormalities of auditory processing in the central nervous system. We conducted a combined electroencephalography and magnetoencephalography (M/EEG) study to measure neural sound feature processing in the central auditory system in relation to the individual noise sensitivity. Our results show that high noise sensitivity is associated with altered sound feature encoding and attenuated discrimination of sound noisiness in the auditory cortex. This finding makes a step towards objective measures of noise sensitivity instead of self-evaluation questionnaires and the development of strategies to prevent negative effects of noise on the susceptible population.

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A window into the brain mechanisms associated with noise sensitivity

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Heinonen-Guzejev

Vuust

et al. 2016

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“…There may have been self-selection out of the noisiest areas or not into noisy areas, even at baseline, for the most noise sensitive, or this could have occurred during follow up. However, mobility of noise sensitive persons out of noisy areas has not been found in other studies [35].…”

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“…Neuroticism is a construct similar to trait anxiety and has links to negative affectivity, a tendency to report life experiences and perceptions negatively. Noise sensitivity does not seem to be just trait anxiety or neuroticism and Shepherd et al [35] have found higher correlations with introversion/extraversion than with neuroticism [43]. A question often asked in this literature is how speci c is noise sensitivity to noise or much is it part of a wider range of responses to environmental stimuli driven largely by chronic anxiety [44]?…”

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“…Baliatsas et al, [40] found noise sensitivity associated with environmental sensitivity in 9-50% of highly noise sensitive people in their general practice community sample. Thus although noise sensitivity may be a symptom of IEI or even somatisation disorder in some cases it is not necessarily associated with other environmental sensitivities in all cases [35,53]. To that extent noise sensitivity is not a single rei ed entity but may be a non-speci c indicator of sensitivity to sounds alone or part of a wider IEI or psychiatric syndrome.…”

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Road traffic noise, noise sensitivity, psychological and physical health and mortality

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Clark²,

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Background: Both physical and psychological health outcomes have been associated with exposure to environmental noise. It is not known whether all individuals are equally susceptible to these effects. Noise sensitivity has chiefly been examined in studies of annoyance where it has been shown to moderate the annoyance responses to transport-related noise. Noise sensitivity could have the same moderating effect on physical and psychological health outcomes related to environmental noise exposure but this has been little tested. Noise sensitivity which is also associated with sensitivity to chemicals, light and odours could be an indicator of a more pervasive susceptibility to ill-health related to environmental sources. Methods: A cohort of 2398 men between 45 and 59 years, the longitudinal Caerphilly Collaborative Heart Disease study, was established in 1984/88 and followed into the mid-1990 s. Road traffic noise maps were assessed at baseline. Baseline psychological ill-health measures were measured in phase 2 in 1984/88, at phase 3 follow up 1989/93 and phase 4 follow up in 1993/6.Ischaemic heart disease and risk factors were measured in clinic and by questionnaire at baseline and through hospital records and administrative records of deaths during follow up. This study aimed to test if noise sensitivity has a moderating effect on road traffic noise and psychological ill-health and secondly if noise sensitivity predicted physical and psychological ill- health and mortality, irrespective of exposure to road traffic noise. Results: Road traffic noise was associated with Phase 4 psychological ill-health but only among those exposed to 56-60dBA (OR = 1.98 95%CI 1.21, 3.24). High noise sensitivity was associated with lower mortality risk (HR = 0.71, 95%CI 0.54–0.94). High noise sensitivity was associated longitudinally with psychological ill-health at phase 3 (OR = 1.82 95%CI1.30, 2.56). There was also weak evidence that noise sensitivity moderated the association of road traffic noise exposure with psychological ill-health. Conclusions: Noise sensitivity is a specific predictor of psychological ill-health and may be an indicator of current psychological ill-health as part of a wider construct of environmental susceptibility. It may increase the risk of psychological ill-health when exposed to road traffic noise.

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“…The relationship between negative affectivity and noise sensitivity still remains controversial [114]. …”

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Cognitive-Motivational Determinants of Residents’ Civic Engagement and Health (Inequities) in the Context of Noise Action Planning: A Conceptual Model

Riedel

Kamp

Köckler

et al. 2017

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The Environmental Noise Directive expects residents to be actively involved in localising and selecting noise abatement interventions during the noise action planning process. Its intervention impact is meant to be homogeneous across population groups. Against the background of social heterogeneity and environmental disparities, however, the impact of noise action planning on exposure to traffic-related noise and its health effects is unlikely to follow homogenous distributions. Until now, there has been no study evaluating the impact of noise action measures on the social distribution of traffic-related noise exposure and health outcomes. We develop a conceptual (logic) model on cognitive-motivational determinants of residents’ civic engagement and health (inequities) by integrating arguments from the Model on household’s Vulnerability to the local Environment, the learned helplessness model in environmental psychology, the Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress, and the reserve capacity model. Specifically, we derive four hypothetical patterns of cognitive-motivational determinants yielding different levels of sustained physiological activation and expectancies of civic engagement. These patterns may help us understand why health inequities arise in the context of noise action planning and learn how to transform noise action planning into an instrument conducive to health equity. While building on existing frameworks, our conceptual model will be tested empirically in the next stage of our research process.

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The Negative Affect Hypothesis of Noise Sensitivity

Cited by 24 publications

References 46 publications

A window into the brain mechanisms associated with noise sensitivity

A window into the brain mechanisms associated with noise sensitivity

Road traffic noise, noise sensitivity, psychological and physical health and mortality

Cognitive-Motivational Determinants of Residents’ Civic Engagement and Health (Inequities) in the Context of Noise Action Planning: A Conceptual Model

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