Vibroacoustic disease is an illness attributed to large amounts of low frequency noise claimed to be emitted by wind turbines. Originally, the name was applied to a condition in aircraft engineers.
Claimed symptoms of vibroacoustic disease include psychological effects which vary from mild mood swings to psychiatric disturbances and digestive tract effects ranging from indigestion to duodenal ulcers.
Recently, a study of the existing literature failed to find any credible evidence to support existence of Vibroacoustic disease. Hopefully, this is problem solved.
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/6/10/wind-power/wind-linked-disease-fails-catch-amongst-scientists#ixzz2VnlU8rPF / Groups opposed wind farms referencing ailment vibroacoustic disease new study suggests not recognised genuine health problem scientific literature single research group in Portugal claimed opponents opponent wind farms emit large amounts volume low frequency noise noise measurement studies no evidence VAD Portugese researchers coined name disease based on studies aircraft technicians believe chronic exposure low frequency noise 90dB dB decibel range ailments include slight mood swings indigestion heatburn more severe problems psychiatric disturbances duodenal ulcers intense muscular joint pain haemorrhoids study published Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health drawn doubt over the veracity VAD legitimate disease with little recognition amongst among health researchers How the factoid of wind turbines causing vibroacoustic disease irrefutably demonstrated undertook search scientific journal literature search Internet determine prevalence VAD genuine health concern peer-reviewed peer reviewed journal search vibroacoustic disease retrieved 182 papers screening titles abstracts resulted exclusion 62 articles term vibroacoustic in relation to fetal ultrasound measurement occupational measurement of noise removal of duplicates total 35 papers were found vibroacoustic disease first author single Portuguese research group citations self citation self-citation group whereas median rates in science contained reference memory and attention skill problems school /
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