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There is a lot of excessive everyday noise that can affect not only your hearing but your physical and mental health.

Persistent noise has been linked with increased stress levels, headaches, aggressive behaviour, loss of sleep and in some cases even heart disease and high blood pressure. April 29 is the Inaugural Noise Awareness Day in New Zealand and Nigel Murphy from the National Foundation for the Deaf says we need to start turning the volume knob a little to the left.

Listen/Download Nigel Murphy on Noise Awareness