Can you get dementia from long-term exposure to traffic noise? | In Focus podcast
A recent study published in PLOS Global Public Health explores the potential link between long-term exposure to road traffic noise and the development of dementia or cognitive impairment. The podcast episode features an interview with the lead author to discuss the implications of urban noise pollution on public health.
Why it matters
As urban populations grow, identifying environmental factors that contribute to mental health decline is critical for urban planning and public health policy.
Road traffic noise is a major environmental pollutant. Indian cities are cacophonous. They are not designed to insulate residents from sustained exposure to traffic noise.
A new research paper has found a worrying link between traffic noise exposure and dementia, and also cognitive impairment.
The paper, titled ‘Association of road traffic noise exposure with dementia or cognitive impairment – A systematic review of longitudinal cohort studies’, has been co-authored by Emil Basil Scaria and Nisha Dhanda, and was published on PLOS Global Public Health earlier this year.
We speak with the lead author of the study.
Guest: Emil Basil Scaria, a public health researcher and physician based in Dubai
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