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… dimension of our society, but is often intrusive, disturbing and/or unpleasant. The biological functions of our body enable us to generate and process sound. For example, we need sound for communication. And while the term refers to what we are able to hear, noise connotes how we experience sound. last update on 12.07.2011 Damage to hearing and stress reactions Human beings are equipped with a highly sophisticated sensor that is able to …