Indian journal of physiology and pharmacology
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Indian J. Physiol. Pharmacol. · Oct 2003
Comparative StudyEffect of occupational noise on the nocturnal sleep architecture of healthy subjects.
Noise is considered to be a non-specific stressor which generally causes physiological and psychological effects in an individual. Many occupations involve workers being subjected to loud noise levels without adequate protective measures. The study was done to document the changes, if any, in the nocturnal sleep architecture of healthy persons exposed to loud occupational noise during daytime. ⋯ It can be concluded that workers exposed to loud background occupational noise are at an increased risk of having poor quality sleep but adaptation to this effect probably takes place after a few years.