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Approximately 90 million workers in the Africa are exposed to potentially hazardous noise levels each year, and 40 million are exposed to harmful toxins or chemicals that may affect their hearing, according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Whether it’s aviation, construction or manufacturing, many industries carry a risk of hearing loss due to the presence of loud noise. However, there’s another health hazard of loud noise that’s often overlooked: heart disease.

A new study conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has found that workers who are exposed to loud noise for a prolonged length of time are more likely to develop high blood pressure (hypertension) and high cholesterol than their counterparts who aren’t exposed to loud noise.

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