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Unresolved noise complaints cause considerable distress to sufferers, and a deterioration in quality of life as a consequence of failure to cope with the noise stress. The environmental noise control structure is directed towards higher frequency noises, which can be assessed by use of A-weighted measurements and this results in some low frequency noise problems receiving an inadequate evaluation. A number of countries now have limits for low frequency noise, but these are not yet well known or widely used. (Leventhall, 2009). Is there a solution to the problem of what can be done to help the small number of people who are adversely affected by perception of a low frequency noise, which it has not been possible to control? This paper describes how Cognitive Behaviour Therapy can be a solution.

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