Vulnerable or susceptible groups are mentioned in most reviews and documents regarding
noise and health. But only a few studies address this issue in a concrete and focused way.
Groups at risk most often mentioned in the literature are children, the elderly, the chronically
ill and people with a hearing impairment. The other categories encountered are those of
sensitive persons, shiftworkers, people with mental illness (eg, schizophrenia or autism),
people suffering from tinnitus, and fetuses and neonates. The mechanism for this�…