par Degré, Serge 
Référence Coeur et Medecine Interne, 17, suppl., page (57-60)
Publication Publié, 1978
Référence Coeur et Medecine Interne, 17, suppl., page (57-60)
Publication Publié, 1978
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | Specific effects of noise on audiometry are well known. General action of noise on the whole body is still discussed. A brief and unusual sound induces a general reaction of surprise with heart rate acceleration and blood pressure elevation. Prolonged for hours, noise even of high intensity, does not seem to have any influence on the evolution of heart rate, nor blood pressure registered at rest or during exercise in laboratory or factory conditions. At long term, retrospective studies seem to demonstrate that noise can be considered in middle aged men, after at minimum 10 years exposition, as a risk factor responsible for hypertension. Individual reactions are nevertheless important. |
