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Impacto de la contaminación acústica urbana en los trastornos del sueño y los síntomas neurológicos
Lasin Faizal1, Anil Kumar Rama Krishnappa2, Medha Chakraborty3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Ashford and St Peters Hospital, England, United Kingdom.
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|February 9, 2026
Resumen
La contaminación acústica urbana tiene un impacto significativo en la salud pública, causando trastornos del sueño y problemas neurológicos. Los niveles más altos de ruido se correlacionan con una peor calidad de sueño y síntomas más frecuentes como dolores de cabeza e irritabilidad.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Ambiental Salud del medio ambiente.
- La neurociencia es la neurociencia.
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
Sus antecedentes:
- La contaminación acústica urbana es un problema de salud pública cada vez mayor.
- Se asocia con trastornos del sueño y disfunción neurológica.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar la asociación entre la exposición al ruido ambiental y la prevalencia del sueño y los síntomas neurológicos en los residentes urbanos.
Principales métodos:
- Estudio transversal de 125 residentes urbanos (de entre 20 y 55 años).
- Evaluación de los niveles de ruido utilizando medidores de sonido.
- Calidad del sueño evaluada con el Índice de Calidad del Sueño de Pittsburgh (PSQI).
- Evaluó las quejas neurológicas a través de entrevistas clínicas.
Principales resultados:
- Una mayor exposición al ruido ambiental se correlacionó con una peor calidad del sueño.
- El aumento de los informes de dolores de cabeza, mareos e irritabilidad se relacionó con mayores niveles de ruido.
- Los individuos expuestos a ruido >65 dB mostraron una mayor carga de síntomas.
Conclusiones:
- La exposición crónica al ruido urbano tiene un impacto neurofisiológico significativo.
- La contaminación acústica contribuye a los trastornos del sueño y los síntomas neurológicos en las poblaciones urbanas.
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