Effects of noise pollution on the health of exposed population and its threshold levels: A review

Objectives: this review paper focused on the adverse effects of noise on the health of exposed population. material and methods: recent publications on the effects of noise pollution are critically reviewed and threshold levels determined by various researchers are presented in this review paper. results: this paper shows that noise not only poses serious health risks such as physiological,physical,psychological effects on the exposed population but also imposes various adverse effects on the wellbeing of humans. it also affects the worker’s performances who are exposed to high noise levels,depending on the length of time. questionnaire surveys have revealed that noise is believed to be a cause of many diseases. recommendation: it is recommended that noise legislations enacted by the concerned departments should be strictly implemented to save the population from adverse effects of noise. © 2017,khyber medical college. all rights reserved.