Noise pollution and its overlooked impact on child and adolescent health
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Noise exposure is rising across modern childhood, yet its effects remain underestimated in paediatric practice. This article synthesizes evidence showing that noise pollution impairs development, learning, and hearing, contributing to lifelong inequality. Children, with developing auditory and cognitive networks, are uniquely vulnerable. By reframing noise as a modifiable determinant of health, we highlight opportunities for paediatricians to influence safer listening, improve classroom and clinical soundscapes, and champion policies that protect young ears and minds. Creating child-centred soundscapes is both urgently needed and entirely achievable.
Source: Paediatrics & Child Health
DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxaf119
Authors: Tamsin Holland Brown, Sunny Betty Brown
Language: English
Topic: Noise Effects and Management
Subfield: Speech and Hearing
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7123497188