摘要: An overview of the effects noise on people as can be determined from scientific literature is presented. Only audible considered and no attempt made to describe extent problem in terms number affected or social economic costs. Rather, emphasis placed describing classifying adverse relating them a general way intensive temporal properties noise. For simplicity, dimension usually given A‐weighted sound level detailed descriptions evaluations various acoustical measurements are for most part avoided. The classified auditory, psychological, sociological, physiological. A summary included.