Are you bothered by traffic noise near your home or work? If so, that annoyance could be causing your blood pressure to rise.
I don’t hear much traffic noise near my home, but my rattling refrigerator is certainly annoying and sly. (It was so silent for the repair guy.)

A new study by Swedish researchers found that people exposed to noisy roads are more likely to suffer from hypertension, a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.
The study, published in Environmental Health, analyzed the link between living close to noisy roads and suffering from high blood pressure. Physical changes in response to noise exposure …read more