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We recently reported that exposure to moderately high noise levels for 9 months produced sustained blood pressure elevations in rhesus monkeys (M. mulatta) without impairing their auditory sensitivity (Peterson et al, Science, 1981, 211, 143Off). In the present study, a continuation and elaboration of the earlier work, 4 chair-restrained monkeys (M. fascicularis) were studied concurrently. After 3 mo of low-noise conditions, 2 experimental Ss were exposed to a realistic noise sequence [Leq24: 85 db(A)], 24 hrs per day for about 6 mo. Compared to control animals who remained under low-noise conditions throughout the experiment, the noise-exposed Ss again exhibited a substantial increase in blood pressure, and also manifested orderly changes in the diurnal rhythm of heart rate, blood pressure, and "pauses" in cardiac rhythm. Our results conflict in detail with certain findings from earlier epidemiological studies, possibly because of differences in the species used, experimental design, or sampling strategies. The desirability of undertaking long-term prospective studies in this area is discussed.
E A Peterson, and
J S Augenstein, and
C L Hazelton, and
D Hetrick, and
R M Levene, and
D C Tanis
March 1992,
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine,
E A Peterson, and
J S Augenstein, and
C L Hazelton, and
D Hetrick, and
R M Levene, and
D C Tanis
January 1982,
Acta medica Scandinavica. Supplementum,
E A Peterson, and
J S Augenstein, and
C L Hazelton, and
D Hetrick, and
R M Levene, and
D C Tanis
January 2011,
Noise & health,
E A Peterson, and
J S Augenstein, and
C L Hazelton, and
D Hetrick, and
R M Levene, and
D C Tanis
April 2019,
Deutsches Arzteblatt international,
E A Peterson, and
J S Augenstein, and
C L Hazelton, and
D Hetrick, and
R M Levene, and
D C Tanis
July 1968,
Canadian Medical Association journal,
E A Peterson, and
J S Augenstein, and
C L Hazelton, and
D Hetrick, and
R M Levene, and
D C Tanis
April 2014,
European heart journal,
E A Peterson, and
J S Augenstein, and
C L Hazelton, and
D Hetrick, and
R M Levene, and
D C Tanis
January 1981,
American scientist,
E A Peterson, and
J S Augenstein, and
C L Hazelton, and
D Hetrick, and
R M Levene, and
D C Tanis
April 1958,
Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior,
E A Peterson, and
J S Augenstein, and
C L Hazelton, and
D Hetrick, and
R M Levene, and
D C Tanis
December 1991,
International journal of cardiology,
E A Peterson, and
J S Augenstein, and
C L Hazelton, and
D Hetrick, and
R M Levene, and
D C Tanis
February 1986,
DTW. Deutsche tierarztliche Wochenschrift,
