Researchers at the Hormozgan Science and Technology Park in Tehran designed and built a test model of a portable bed - or a so called "quiet room" - which isolates a person from the outside world and prevents sound from penetrating the lounge.





According to�the project director, Mohammad Ali Mirzaei, noise pollution can cause mental illness and affect the physical well-being of�a person.
"As result of�these findings, we came to�the idea of�creating a place for�recreation, which would contribute to�human isolation from�the outside�world and prevent the occurrence of�these diseases," he said, cited by�the�news agency Mehr.


The expert claimed that there is a very high level of�noise in�many Iranian provinces, but�so far the problem of�its impact on�the human body has been given too little attention. The new portable bed has been designed to�prevent human diseases as�a result of�the impact of�urban noise. According to�the expert, the bed can reflect up�to 50 decibels of�sound.

Mirzaei believes that such beds could be used in�hospitals and areas with�high levels of�noise such as�hostels or in�the homes of�ordinary people. The price of�this innovation, according to�preliminary estimates, will reach 5 million Iranian tomans (about 1,650 US dollars), but�is expected to�gradually decrease after�the start of�mass production.


By Sputnik