We live in an environment where we are exposed to different types of sounds on a daily basis. While these sounds have become a part of our life and hardly bother us much, it is important to understand that regular exposure to higher sound levels can lead to serious health consequences. Some of the widely known health effects of noise pollution include headaches, stress, sleeping disorders and hypertension. Noise Meter
India being a big tropical country, ceiling fans are a common household sighting and they run for 8-10 hours during the summer season and in fact up to 10 months in a year. Putting this in other words, we are exposed to the fan noise for long hours in our day-to-day lives. It won’t be an understatement to say that fan noise has become a part of our lifestyle and we have reluctantly accepted this problem.
The latent need for a noiseless fan
Now when we know that ceiling fans do contribute to an extent to noise pollution, it makes sense to check the sound level when buying a ceiling fan. But then, there are no such established rules or regulations for the Indian fan manufacturers to meet or publish any sound level standards. That’s the reason why this subject has rarely been talked about by the manufacturers as well as consumers.
Doesn’t the air cutting noise of our fan bother us while talking on our phones? Doesn’t the fan noise disturb our TV watching experience? The answer is “It does” but we tend to ignore it.
