[Neighbourhood noise pollution in housing].

NEIGHBOURHOOD NOISE POLLUTION IN HOUSING. The discomfort caused by environmental noise in home living space is very frequently observed in our time, its consequences are underestimated. The genesis of this nuisance lies in the poor quality of buildings, which are subject to a series of regulations and obligations that are often not respected, as well as incivism and non-compliance with Public Health Code decrees governing noise emissions from various activities. Physician practitioners or specialists are sometimes solicited by their patients on the repercussions on their health and on the action to be taken to obtain a reduction of this nuisance.