ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Wind Turbine Noise and Sleep: Pilot Studies on the Influence of Noise Characteristics.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Photobiomodulation and sleep quality: systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2026Pooled it
- Environmental Noise Exposure and the Risk of Sleep Disturbance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Noise & healthPooled it
- Sleep Promoting Effects of Lettuce (Nutrients · 2025Trial
- The Health Effects of 72 Hours of Simulated Wind Turbine Infrasound: A Double-Blind Randomized Crossover Study in Noise-Sensitive, Healthy Adults.Environmental health perspectives · 2023Trial
- Effects of team sports on sleep quality: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Establishing the acute physiological and sleep disruption characteristics of wind farm versus road traffic noise disturbances in sleep: a randomized controlled trial protocol.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2023Article
- Sleep Quality: A Narrative Review on Nutrition, Stimulants, and Physical Activity as Important Factors.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Health Effects Related to Wind Turbine Sound: An Update.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
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- Sleep in Isolated, Confined, and Extreme (ICE): A Review on the Different Factors Affecting Human Sleep in ICE.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Review
- Assessing Potential Health Impacts of Wind Turbine Noise: A Longitudinal Look at Multiple End Points.Environmental health perspectives · 2019Article
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Abstract
The number of onshore wind turbines in Europe has greatly increased over recent years, a trend which can be expected to continue. However, the effects of wind turbine noise on long-term health outcomes for residents living near wind farms is largely unknown, although sleep disturbance may be a cause for particular concern. Presented here are two pilot studies with the aim of examining the acoustical properties of wind turbine noise that might be of special relevance regarding effects on sleep. In both pilots, six participants spent five consecutive nights in a sound environment laboratory. During three of the nights, participants were exposed to wind turbine noise with variations in sound pressure level, amplitude modulation strength and frequency, spectral content, turbine rotational frequency and beating behaviour. The impact of noise on sleep was measured using polysomnography and questionnaires. During nights with wind turbine noise there was more frequent awakening, less deep sleep, less continuous N2 sleep and increased subjective disturbance compared to control nights. The findings indicated that amplitude modulation strength, spectral frequency and the presence of strong beats might be of particular importance for adverse sleep effects. The findings will be used in the development of experimental exposures for use in future, larger studies.
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