•Exposure or repeated exposure for an extended period of time to music and other sounds that are too loud can cause damage to your hearing resulting in temporary or even permanent “noise induced hearing loss”.
•Symptoms of hearing loss increase gradually with prolonged exposure at high levels of loudness.
Initially, you may not even be aware of the loss unless detected with a hearing test.
HEARING LEVELS
To help you understand what may be considered a safe hearing level, the following examples are included for your reference.
Examples of Typical Approximate Sound level
Sound Levels in Decibels (dB)*
Refrigerator humming 40
Normal conversation 60
City traffic 80
Motorcycles and lawnmowers 90#
Rock concerts
Firearms
*dB
# - These sound decibel levels are considered harmful under extended exposure.
Information courtesy of the National Institute of Deafness & Other
Communication Disorders (NIDCD) 53
