<p>Experts found callers' stress levels and blood pressure rise dangerously high as they become frustrated with the delay in getting through.<br /><br />More than half of Britons became annoyed while waiting in a call centre queue in the past month, 'Daily Mail' reported.</p>.<p>Of those surveyed, 64 per cent say their grievance is inflamed further by 'annoying' music, which is supposedly played to calm them down.</p>.<p>Dr Roger Henderson, a stress expert, said other symptoms of queue induced stress include a racing heartbeat, sweaty palms and headaches.<br /><br />This could develop into a more serious medical condition such as chronic anxiety, stomach and bowel upsets - or even the breakdown of relationship, he warned.</p>.<p>Henderson said, "We live in an age where for many people time is the most valuable commodity of all".</p>.<p>Furthermore, long waits in a queue are not just bad for customers' health but for the company's reputation too, the study found.<br /><br />Almost 70 per cent of the respondents said their impression of a company was 'permanently damaged'. </p>
<p>Experts found callers' stress levels and blood pressure rise dangerously high as they become frustrated with the delay in getting through.<br /><br />More than half of Britons became annoyed while waiting in a call centre queue in the past month, 'Daily Mail' reported.</p>.<p>Of those surveyed, 64 per cent say their grievance is inflamed further by 'annoying' music, which is supposedly played to calm them down.</p>.<p>Dr Roger Henderson, a stress expert, said other symptoms of queue induced stress include a racing heartbeat, sweaty palms and headaches.<br /><br />This could develop into a more serious medical condition such as chronic anxiety, stomach and bowel upsets - or even the breakdown of relationship, he warned.</p>.<p>Henderson said, "We live in an age where for many people time is the most valuable commodity of all".</p>.<p>Furthermore, long waits in a queue are not just bad for customers' health but for the company's reputation too, the study found.<br /><br />Almost 70 per cent of the respondents said their impression of a company was 'permanently damaged'. </p>