研究發現 噪音竟能增加患精神疾病的風險大綱

If your noisy neighbours have ever left you feeling at the end of your tether, then you're not alone.

如果你的鄰居吵到讓你束手無策，那麼你並不孤單。

For a study has found that living next to loud neighbours more than doubles your risk of mental illness and almost trebles the chances of suffering severe stress.

一項研究發現，經常被附近住戶噪音轟炸的房主，患上抑鬱症的機率會增加1倍，而遭受嚴重壓力的機率則是3倍。

The findings come after the high-profile feud between rock legend Jimmy Page and pop icon neighbour Robbie Williams over Williams' plans to build a swimming pool in the basement of his London mansion.

在此研究結果公佈之前，搖滾傳奇吉米·佩奇和鄰居、流行歌手羅比·威廉姆斯因後者打算在其倫敦住房地下室建游泳池，而引發了令人備受矚目的爭執。

Page fears the vibrations caused by noisy excavations could irreversibly damage the Victorian interior of his own house on the street in Kensington.

佩奇擔心吵鬧的挖掘作業所引發的震動，可能會不可逆地破壞其在肯辛頓同一條街的、維多利亞時代的房屋的內部結構。

The research suggests similar disputes could be triggering serious mental health problems for thousands of people.

研究顯示，類似的糾紛可能引發數千人出現嚴重的心理健康問題。

The University of Southern Denmark, in Copenhagen, spent three years studying more than 7,000 residents, most of whom lived in high-rise flats, quizzing them on noise levels and their mental health status.

位於哥本哈根的南丹麥大學耗時3年，對7000名居民進行了研究，其中大多數人住在高層公寓樓。研究人員詢問了他們感受到的噪音水平以及他們的精神健康狀況。

Those who said they had noisy neighbours were nearly two-and-a-half times more likely to have depression and anxiety and almost three times as likely to score high stress levels.

那些表示鄰居很吵的人，得抑鬱症和焦慮症的機率是其他人的近2.5倍，而遭受嚴重壓力的機率是其他人的近3倍。

Late night parties and loud music were cited as the most common noise from building works was also a major catalyst.

深夜聚會和大分貝的音樂是最常被提到的煩惱。但建築工程噪音也是一個主要的影響因素。

The poll also found 40 per cent had suffered stress as a result of noise disputes and one in ten rows ended in violence.

調查還發現，40%的受訪者因爲噪音糾紛而承受壓力，十分之一的衝突最終以暴力結束。

In a report on the findings, published in the European Journal of Public Health, researchers said: Noise exposure is a well-known risk factor for multiple adverse health effects. There is a strong relationship between noise annoyance and poor mental health and high levels of perceived stress.'

在發表在《歐洲公共衛生》雜誌的一份報告中，研究人員稱：“噪音是衆所周知的、造成多種不利健康影響的風險因素。噪音煩惱與心理健康不佳和嚴重壓力之間有很強烈的關聯。”