The small Louisiana town where no one sleeps and dementia is on the rise READ MORE: Inside the 85-mile stretch in Louisiana known as 'Cancer Alley' By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 14:55 EDT, 18 October 2024 | Updated: 15:04 EDT, 18 October 2024 e-mail 2 View comments Residents living along an isolated Louisiana five-mile road can't remember the last time they got a good night's sleep. Hano Road, about an hour northwest of New Orleans, endures deafening noises from 1am to 5pm every day due to garbage trucks and gravel haulers barreling down the road to drop loads off at the local gravel pit and landfill.
While the small population of around 100 people has long experienced many restless nights, they have also seen a rise in dementia . Experts believe this could be because excessive loud noises trigger the body's fight-or-flight response, releasing excess hormones that lead to inflammation and brain cell death. Along a five-mile road in Louisiana, residents fear that excessive noise may have detrimental effects on their health Your browser does not support iframes.
Melvin Jennings, a 77-year-old Vietnam War veteran, said that he can't remember the last time he and his wife Patricia slept through the night. One night in 2019, the Jennings' bedroom windows rattled as a procession of trucks raced by one after the other just yards from their home. And the effects can be damaging.
Mrs Jennings suffers from dementia, and research shows that constantly being.