In a current complete report by Anadolu Agency (AA), Istanbul’s infamous visitors congestion is beneath scrutiny, shedding mild on its extreme impression on the well being of hundreds of thousands navigating the town’s roadways every day. Beyond being a time-consuming problem, Istanbul’s visitors has been recognized as a big contributor to numerous well being points, from respiratory issues to psychological well being challenges.
The report, titled “Istanbul’s Transportation Problem,” delves into the detrimental results of the town’s visitors on the well-being of its inhabitants. Highlighted inside are findings revealing how the extended hours spent in visitors adversely have an effect on the inhabitants’s well being, together with elevated dangers of respiratory illnesses, listening to impairment, despair, nervousness and different psychological issues.
Istanbul, one of the vital populous cities on the earth, additionally stands out as one of many cities with the heaviest visitors.
There are greater than 5 million motor automobiles registered within the mega-city, the place the transportation community with highways, bridges, sea and maritime routes can be developed.
Every day, hundreds of thousands of individuals journey in visitors utilizing varied automobiles, which additionally causes some issues that negatively have an effect on human well being.
Apart from accidents, visitors causes nerve-wracking and violent incidents, and in addition causes listening to loss resulting from noise and respiratory issues resulting from car gas consumption.
Marmara University (MU) Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat lecturer Dr. Ali Cemal Yumuşakhuylu defined the dangers relating to the impact of visitors on listening to well being, saying that the decibel degree in every day dialog is between 40 and 60, and that sounds above 70 decibels will begin to trigger well being issues.
Stating that the World Health Organization (WHO) has a time scale that recommends how lengthy you’ll be able to work at which sound degree, Yumuşakhuylu stated that at a sound degree of 85 decibels, you’ll be able to work for a most of eight hours and at a sound degree of 95 decibels, a most of two hours.
Yumuşakhuylu acknowledged that those that need to be in visitors for a very long time are extra affected by way of their listening to well being and stated: “Depending on the density of traffic, the recorded noise level can vary between approximately 70 decibels and 95 decibels. Light traffic noise may be at 70 decibels and can reach up to 95 decibels, especially in tunnels and underpasses. This can negatively affect our hearing. WHO advises against staying at this level for more than two hours.”
“When we remain longer, we can see permanent hearing loss and tinnitus problems. Permanent hearing loss occurs due to damage to the cells in the inner ear. Along with hearing loss, tinnitus also bothers people.”
Stating that one shouldn’t keep in visitors longer than vital for listening to well being, Yavaşhuylu emphasised that drivers or these working in locations with heavy visitors ought to defend their ears with ear plugs or headphones.
Yumuşakhuylu additionally acknowledged that utilizing soundproof curtains in residential areas with heavy visitors is an efficient technique of blocking noise.
MU Faculty of Medicine, Department of Mental Health and Diseases Department college member Dr. Ömer Yanartaş acknowledged that individuals’s behaviors that result in anger and violence in visitors ought to be addressed from a multidimensional perspective.
“Sometimes we encounter unexpected conditions in traffic. For example, we want to get to a place, but we may not be able to reach there on time. There are also situations where our expectations are not met at work traffic triggers the stress,” he stated.
Source: www.dailysabah.com