Editing Environmental noise (section)

== Children ==
Children and adolescents are just as susceptible to environmental noise exposure as adults. Similar to adults, with the exposure to noise there can be damaging outcomes on mental health.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal|last1=Clark|first1=Charlotte|last2=Crumpler|first2=Clare|last3=Notley|first3=Hilary|date=2020-01-07|title=Evidence for Environmental Noise Effects on Health for the United Kingdom Policy Context: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Environmental Noise on Mental Health, Wellbeing, Quality of Life, Cancer, Dementia, Birth, Reproductive Outcomes, and Cognition|journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|language=en|volume=17|issue=2|pages=393|doi=10.3390/ijerph17020393|issn=1660-4601|pmc=7013411|pmid=31936110|doi-access=free}}</ref> The environmental noises that children can be exposed to are traffic noise, aircraft, trains, and more.<ref name=":4" /> There are some pieces of evidence that show a small correlation between environmental noise and reading and oral comprehension.<ref name=":4" />

Environmental noise in children is most commonly by people around them whether that be siblings crying or friends screaming. Then children are mostly exposed to animal noises and traffic noise.<ref name=":6">Haines, M., Brentnall, S., Stansfeld, S., & Klineberg, E. (2003). Qualitative responses of children to environmental noise. ''Noise & Health, 5''(19), 19-30. {{ProQuest|203677891}}</ref> When researchers asked children how they felt when it came to environmental noises around them, more felt [[negative emotion]]s as compared to positive emotions. The negative emotions were tied to environmental sound, for example, traffic noise, industrial noises, sirens, and alarms.<ref name=":6" /> The positive emotions were tied to winds, fans, and everyday household noises. <ref name=":6" />