We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
So we really have to be careful about long-term exposure, extended exposure to white noise, or kind of an air conditioning noise that's really at a high level. [...] really try and avoid work in loud fan filled or ventilation generating or heat generating environments, because it really can cause damage to the auditory system long-term and as we described, it can impair cognitive performance and overall increase fatigue.
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But basically what this paper identifies is a large data set in which workplace and environmental noise mostly the humming of air conditioners that's very loud or the humming of heaters that's very loud and ongoing just incessant doesn't let up can really increase mental fatigue and can vastly decrease cognitive performance.