Noise Can Harm Your Heart

A study conducted at Harvard showed that noise during sleep can cause strokes and heart attacks In times of trending topics from Big Brother Brasil, one of them is the snoring of participant Davi, which has been bothering the famous Yasmin Brunet and Wanessa Camargo, who are in the same room as him. The concern will be greater when they are out of the program, as a study conducted by doctors at Harvard University - published at the end of last year - showed that noises during sleep can indeed harm the heart. According to pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist Dr. Jessica Polese, the research showed that not only loud noises like snoring can disrupt sleep, but even lower noises can. "According to the study, even the quietest noise can affect sleep and, in the long run, affect the heart, leading to heart attacks and strokes," she explains. The quieter sound - known as white noise - would be the sound of rain, the waves of the sea - which many people even use to relax and fall asleep. "The research was conducted with a significant number of people, 114,000 - over 30 years - and identified that even if a person does not wake up during the night, they have an involuntary response that increases brain activity and over time causes cardiovascular problems," Jessica points out. Thus, it is concluded that those living in noisier areas, in large cities, near busy streets, may face this problem in the short term.