Habituation of Sleep to Road Traffic Noise Assessed by Polygraphy and Rating Scale

Peng XIN; Tomoyuki KAWADA; Yosiaki SASAZAWA; Shosuke SUZUKI

doi:10.1539/joh.42.20

Peng XIN, Tomoyuki KAWADA, Yosiaki SASAZAWA, Shosuke SUZUKI

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Keywords: Sleep, Habituation, Road traffic noise, Self-rated sleep score, Polygraphic parameters

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2000 Volume 42 Issue 1 Pages 20-26

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Published: 2000 Received: May 28, 1999 Available on J-STAGE: April 07, 2006 Accepted: September 06, 1999 Advance online publication: - Revised: -
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Date of correction: April 07, 2006 Reason for correction: - Correction: CITATION Details: Wrong : 1) Ohrström E, Björkman M. Effects of noise-disturbed sleep a laboratory study on habituation and subjective noise sensitivity. J Sound Vib 1988; 122: 277-290.
2) Eberhardt JL, Akselsson KR. The disturbance by road traffic noise of the sleep of young male adults as recorded in the home. J Sound Vib 1987; 114: 417-434.
3) Vallet M, Gagneux JM, Balanchen V, Faure B, Labiale G. Long term sleep disturbance due to traffic noise. J Sound Vib 1983; 90: 173-191.
4) Griefahn B, Gros E. Noise and sleep at home, a field study on primary and after-effects. J Sound Vib 1986; 105:373-383.
5) Griefahn B. A critical load for nocturnal high-density road traffic noise. Am J Industr Med 1986; 9: 261-269.
6) Saletu B, Frey R, Grunberger J. Street noise and sleep: whole-night somnopolygraphic, psychometric and psychophysiological studies in comparison with normal data. Wien Med Wochenschr. 1989; 139: 257-263.
7) Thiessen GJ. Disturbance of sleep by noise. J Acoust Soc Am 1978; 64: 216-222.
8) Thiessen GJ, Lapointe AC. Effect of intermittent truck noise on percentage of deep sleep. J Acoust Soc Am 1978;64:1078-1080.
9) Thiessen GJ, Lapointe AC. Effect of continuous traffic noise on percentage of deep sleep, waking and sleep latency. J Acoust Soc Am 1983; 73: 225-229.
10) Kawada T, Sasazawa Y, Kiryu Y, Suzuki S. Daily sleep changes in a noisy environment assessed by subjective and polygraphic sleep parameters. J Sound Vib 1997; 205:405-409.
11) Sasazawa Y, Kawada T, Kiryu Y. Effect of daytime exercise on sleep EEG and subjective sleep. J Sound Vib 1997; 205: 393-403.
12) Aoki S, Kawada T, Takeuchi K, Ogawa M, Suzuki S. Effects of noise on sleep Part 1. Development of an automatic analysing system for all night sleep polygraphy by microcomputer. Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi 1989; 43: 1092-1101 (in Japanese with English abstract).
13) Webb WB, Bonnet M, Blume G. A post-sleep inventory. Percept Motor Skills 1976; 43: 987-993.
14) Herbert M, Jones MW, Dore C. Factor analysis of analogue scales measuring subjective feelings before and after sleep. Brit J Med Psychol 1976; 49: 373-379.
15) Ellis BW, Johns MW, Lancaster R, Roptopoulos P, Priest R. The St. Mary''s hospital sleep Questionnaire: a study of reliability. Sleep 1981; 4: 93-97.
16) Buysse DJ, Reynolds CF, Monk TH, Berman SR, Kupfer DJ. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: a new instrument for psychiatric practice and research. Psychiatr Res 1989; 28: 193-213.
17) Oguri M, Shirakawa S, Azumi K. Construction of standard rating scale to estimate sleep profile. Seisin Igaku, 1985; 27: 791-799 (in Japanese).
18) Agnew HW, Webb WB, Williams RL. The first night effect: an EEG study of sleep. Psychophysiology 1966; 2: 263-266.
19) A survey of the national road traffic noise in 1987. Tokyo: the Ministry of Environment.
20) Aoki S. Medical Statistical Analysis Reference Manual. Tokyo: Igaku Shoin, 1989 (in Japanese).
21) Sato T, Ogawa M, Aoki S. Effect of road traffic noise on sleep: A paired comparison between sleep polygraphic parameters recorded in a noisy apartment along a road with heavy traffic and those recorded along a quiet suburban house. Nippon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 1991; 38: 200-210 (in Japanese with English abstract).
22) Kawada T. Effects of traffic noise on sleep: a review. Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi 1995; 50: 932-938.
23) Kawada T, Yasuo K, Suzuki S. Relationship between self-rating and polygraphic sleep parameters. Environ Health Prev Med 1997; 1: 216-219.
24) Fidell S, Jones G. Effects of cessation of late night flights in an airport community. J Sound Vib 1975; 42: 422-437.
25) Friedmann J, Glodus G, Cohen H, Pearson K, Fidell S. The effects of aircraft noise on sleep electrophy siology as recorded in the home. “Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem”, US EPA, Washington 1973; 587-591.
26) Kawada T, Kiryu Y, Aoki S, Suzuki S. Changes in the hypnograms of subjects exposed to repeated truck-passing sounds of 45, 50 and 55 dB(A). Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi 1993; 48: 932-938.
27) Torbjorn A, Ken H, David M, Jim W. The meaning of good sleep: a longitudinal study of polysomnography and subjective sleep quality. Sleep Res 1994; 3: 152-158.
28) Suzuki S, Kawada T, Ogawa M, Aoki S. Sleep deepening effect of steady pink noise. J Sound Vib 1991;151:407-413.

Right : 1) Ohrström E, Björkman M. Effects of noise-disturbed sleep a laboratory study on habituation and subjective noise sensitivity. J Sound Vib 1988; 122: 277-290.
2) Eberhardt JL, Akselsson KR. The disturbance by road traffic noise of the sleep of young male adults as recorded in the home. J Sound Vib 1987; 114: 417-434.
3) Vallet M, Gagneux JM, Balanchen V, Faure B, Labiale G. Long term sleep disturbance due to traffic noise. J Sound Vib 1983; 90: 173-191.
4) Griefahn B, Gros E. Noise and sleep at home, a field study on primary and after-effects. J Sound Vib 1986; 105:373-383.
5) Griefahn B. A critical load for nocturnal high-density road traffic noise. Am J Industr Med 1986; 9: 261-269.
6) Saletu B, Frey R, Grunberger J. Street noise and sleep: whole-night somnopolygraphic, psychometric and psychophysiological studies in comparison with normal data. Wien Med Wochenschr. 1989; 139: 257-263.
7) Thiessen GJ. Disturbance of sleep by noise. J Acoust Soc Am 1978; 64: 216-222.
8) Thiessen GJ, Lapointe AC. Effect of intermittent truck noise on percentage of deep sleep. J Acoust Soc Am 1978;64:1078-1080.
9) Thiessen GJ, Lapointe AC. Effect of continuous traffic noise on percentage of deep sleep, waking and sleep latency. J Acoust Soc Am 1983; 73: 225-229.
10) Kawada T, Sasazawa Y, Kiryu Y, Suzuki S. Daily sleep changes in a noisy environment assessed by subjective and polygraphic sleep parameters. J Sound Vib 1997; 205:405-409.
11) Sasazawa Y, Kawada T, Kiryu Y. Effect of daytime exercise on sleep EEG and subjective sleep. J Sound Vib 1997; 205: 393-403.
12) Aoki S, Kawada T, Takeuchi K, Ogawa M, Suzuki S. Effects of noise on sleep Part 1. Development of an automatic analysing system for all night sleep polygraphy by microcomputer. Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi 1989; 43: 1092-1101 (in Japanese with English abstract).
13) Webb WB, Bonnet M, Blume G. A post-sleep inventory. Percept Motor Skills 1976; 43: 987-993.
14) Herbert M, Jones MW, Dore C. Factor analysis of analogue scales measuring subjective feelings before and after sleep. Brit J Med Psychol 1976; 49: 373-379.
15) Ellis BW, Johns MW, Lancaster R, Roptopoulos P, Priest R. The St. Mary's hospital sleep Questionnaire: a study of reliability. Sleep 1981; 4: 93-97.
16) Buysse DJ, Reynolds CF, Monk TH, Berman SR, Kupfer DJ. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: a new instrument for psychiatric practice and research. Psychiatr Res 1989; 28: 193-213.
17) Oguri M, Shirakawa S, Azumi K. Construction of standard rating scale to estimate sleep profile. Seisin Igaku, 1985; 27: 791-799 (in Japanese).
18) Agnew HW, Webb WB, Williams RL. The first night effect: an EEG study of sleep. Psychophysiology 1966; 2: 263-266.
19) A survey of the national road traffic noise in 1987. Tokyo: the Ministry of Environment.
20) Aoki S. Medical Statistical Analysis Reference Manual. Tokyo: Igaku Shoin, 1989 (in Japanese).
21) Sato T, Ogawa M, Aoki S. Effect of road traffic noise on sleep: A paired comparison between sleep polygraphic parameters recorded in a noisy apartment along a road with heavy traffic and those recorded along a quiet suburban house. Nippon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 1991; 38: 200-210 (in Japanese with English abstract).
22) Kawada T. Effects of traffic noise on sleep: a review. Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi 1995; 50: 932-938.
23) Kawada T, Yasuo K, Suzuki S. Relationship between self-rating and polygraphic sleep parameters. Environ Health Prev Med 1997; 1: 216-219.
24) Fidell S, Jones G. Effects of cessation of late night flights in an airport community. J Sound Vib 1975; 42: 422-437.
25) Friedmann J, Glodus G, Cohen H, Pearson K, Fidell S. The effects of aircraft noise on sleep electrophy siology as recorded in the home. “Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem”, US EPA, Washington 1973; 587-591.
26) Kawada T, Kiryu Y, Aoki S, Suzuki S. Changes in the hypnograms of subjects exposed to repeated truck-passing sounds of 45, 50 and 55 dB(A). Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi 1993; 48: 932-938.
27) Torbjorn A, Ken H, David M, Jim W. The meaning of good sleep: a longitudinal study of polysomnography and subjective sleep quality. Sleep Res 1994; 3: 152-158.
28) Suzuki S, Kawada T, Ogawa M, Aoki S. Sleep deepening effect of steady pink noise. J Sound Vib 1991;151:407-413.

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Abstract

Habituation of Sleep to Road Traffic Noise Assessed by Polygraphy and Rating Scale: Peng XIN, et al. Department of Public Health, Gunma University School of Medicine—The effects of road traffic noise on sleep and habituation of sleep to road traffic noise were assessed by polygraphic sleep parameters and self-rated sleep scores. Seven male students aged 19 to 21 were tested each for a total of 17 nights by being exposed all night to recordings of road traffic noise with peak levels of L_max=71.2 dB(A), L_eq=49.6 dB(A) and L_AE=94.1 dB(A) in an experiment room. Sleepiness, sleep maintenance, worry and integrated sleep feeling, which are subjective assessments, became worse and reaction time after sleep increased due to exposure to the noise. A significant increase in %Stage 1 and a decrease in %REM were observed, suggesting the road traffic noise had an effect on sleep. Habituation to road traffic noise during sleep was observed clearly in subjective sleep scores, but the polygraphic parameters showed little habituation to the noise with considerable individual variation.

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