<s>
Sound	B-Application
annoyance	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
displeasure	O
associated	O
with	O
any	O
agent	O
or	O
condition	O
[	O
related	O
to	O
sound ]	O
that	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
affect	O
adversely	O
an	O
individual	O
or	O
a	O
group	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physiological	O
reactions	O
to	O
sound	B-Application
annoyance	I-Application
include	O
increased	O
heart	O
rate	O
and	O
increased	O
blood	O
pressure	O
which	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
may	O
lead	O
to	O
hypertension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearing	O
impairment	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
increased	O
hearing	O
threshold	O
,	O
and	O
tinnitus	O
are	O
considered	O
as	O
another	O
possible	O
consequence	O
of	O
sound	B-Application
annoyance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EEG	B-Application
and	O
magnetoencephalography	B-Algorithm
studies	O
show	O
an	O
increased	O
activity	O
in	O
several	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Central	O
Nervous	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Biochemical	O
changes	O
due	O
to	O
sound	B-Application
annoyance	I-Application
include	O
increased	O
secretion	O
of	O
epinephrine	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
'	O
fight'-reaction	O
(	O
See	O
fight-or-flight	O
response	O
)	O
and	O
increased	O
adrenal	O
cortical	O
activity	O
(	O
see	O
adrenal	O
cortex	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
related	O
to	O
intense	O
and/or	O
stressful	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epidemiological	O
investigations	O
have	O
shown	O
that	O
the	O
negative	O
effects	O
of	O
sound	B-Application
annoyance	I-Application
include	O
"	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
resentment	O
,	O
displeasure	O
,	O
dissatisfaction	O
,	O
discomfort	O
or	O
offence	O
when	O
noise	O
interferes	O
with	O
someones	O
thoughts	O
,	O
feelings	O
or	O
actual	O
activities	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
factors	O
may	O
diminish	O
well-being	O
of	O
people	O
that	O
suffer	O
from	O
sound	B-Application
annoyance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
factors	O
that	O
correlate	O
with	O
sound	B-Application
annoyance	I-Application
are	O
increased	O
absence	O
form	O
work	O
,	O
sleep	O
disturbance	O
,	O
and	O
interference	O
with	O
performing	O
cognitive	O
tasks	O
like	O
paying	O
attention	O
at	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psychoacoustic	O
analysis	O
reveals	O
that	O
sound	O
pressure	O
level	O
is	O
a	O
less	O
than	O
ideal	O
predictor	O
of	O
human	O
reception	O
of	O
noise	O
,	O
so	O
efforts	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
since	O
the	O
1960s	O
to	O
apply	O
loudness	B-Algorithm
metrics	O
instead	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
incorporate	O
other	O
factors	O
such	O
as	O
spectral	O
and	O
temporal	O
auditory	O
masking	O
and	O
level-dependent	O
frequency	O
weighting	O
to	O
more	O
accurately	O
track	O
human	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
recent	O
work	O
such	O
as	O
Moore	O
and	O
Glasberg	O
on	O
time-varying	O
loudness	B-Algorithm
and	O
Nordtest	O
NT	O
ACOU	O
112	O
has	O
examined	O
a	O
more	O
detailed	O
understanding	O
of	O
other	O
factors	O
such	O
as	O
onset	O
rate	O
and	O
masking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	B-Application
annoyance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
subjective	O
matter	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
covered	O
by	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
sound	B-Application
annoyance	I-Application
induced	O
by	O
neighbors	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
