[at-l] Stress and noise (was) Speed Hiking

[bullard@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Jim Bullard)]

At 02:05 PM 4/7/2003 -0400, William Neal wrote:
>I recently saw a blurb on TV.  Someone studied noise and high blood pressure
>(an indicator of stress).  Apparently a sleeping person's BP goes up when a
>refrigerator starts running.  Some of the anti-stress suggestions included
>closing the windows tight to keep out street noise, wearing ear plugs,
>drawing heavy drapes against the windows (for sound insulation)....
>
>Which may explain why I got so "nervous" the first few nights at home after
>several months on the trail.  I HEARD every little sound.  Even the humming
>of the wires.  An 18 wheeler on a distant highway.  The sound of shift
>change several miles away.  And on and on and...  I had to either stay awake
>'til I dropped or I had to get out of the apt. and go several miles away to
>a quieter spot.
>
>Did anyone else notice such "stress" related reactions?
>
>William, The Turtle

No, but my doctor tells me that blood pressure is highest in the morning
and lower in the afternoon/evening. Does that mean that waking up in the
morning is stressful?

Saunterer