And to end the show today, we're going to talk about noise.

We'll open up the phones to anybody.

And to end the show today, we're going to talk about noise. We'll open up the phones to anybody

who has or needs advice about how to cope with noisy streets, noisy neighbors,

construction, traffic, or anything else and we're going to try to offer each other some solutions.

The number 212, 433, WNYC, that's 212, three nine six nine two

what's the source of the noise that permeates your home

what do you do about it and how do you make your home quieter

without spending a lot of money on soundproofing?

The number 212 433 WNYC, that's 212 433 962. You can always text at that number as well. What is it excess noise

do to our body because it isn't just about quality of life, it's also about our health.

When an elevated MTA train goes roaring outside your window,

when a car horns blares, when the cacophony of loud bar noise spills out onto the street and into your

apartment it triggers a stress response in the brain. An interactive piece on the

New York Times website details the physiological process.

The headline, if you want to check it out,

Noise could take years off your life.

Here's how.

The stress response in the brain, according to the New York Times piece,

quote, triggers a cascade of reactions in your body. The endocrine system and the sympathetic

nerve system both go into overdrive and the effects can be dangerous.

Chronic exposure to loud noise can increase the risk of hypertension, stroke, and heart

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