How many decibels of hearing loss is considered a lot?
mragizzarelli asked:
How many decibels are considered slight reduction?
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How many decibels are considered slight reduction?
I have slight reduction in one ear, I can only notice if I have head phones in, not a big deal for me. How many decibels do you think I lost in it? I want to join the marines, my recruiter said it shouldnt be a big deal but I’m still wondering.
February 12th, 2009 at 2:49 am
as far as the military it really depends on the range that your hearing loss is in. As long as you can still hear voice clearly, especially male, you’ll be fine in the military. While in the military, I ended up getting high ranged hearing loss of close to two decibels (quite a lot), however, since most important things are passed via amplified circuit, and generally male voice (Navy submarines), it wasn’t considered an issue. If you do have some hearing loss, it’s not always long term anyhow. Often times wearing hearing protection for a couple of days will allow your hearing to go back to “normal”, or even better than your baseline testing. Long term hearing loss can be an issue, however if it’s only in one ear (fairly common) it will be more of annoyance than a hindrance to daily life, even in the military.