Comments on: How much DB (decibel) from an Ipod or MP3 player does it take to cause hearing loss? http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/how-much-db-decibel-from-an-ipod-or-mp3-player-does-it-take-to-cause-hearing-loss/ Thu, 17 May 2012 21:13:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Hearing Professional http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/how-much-db-decibel-from-an-ipod-or-mp3-player-does-it-take-to-cause-hearing-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-499 Hearing Professional Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:25:18 +0000 http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/how-much-db-decibel-from-an-ipod-or-mp3-player-does-it-take-to-cause-hearing-loss/#comment-499 Okay the deal with ipods is that the further in your ear the earphones are the louder the sound hits your eardrum. So the ipod has brought this issue out as they are commonly used with the small earbuds. It is fine to use the small earbuds if you are not blasting the volume on the music. OSHA standards for noise exposure for workers in a factory are that the worker can be exposed to an 85 dB sound for 8 hours. So if the sound is louder they need to wear ear protection. The formula continues and you can safely listen to a 90 dB sound four 4 hours, a 95 dB sound for 2 hours etc. Some examples of how loud things are. Average conversational speech is 60 dB a dog barking is about 75 dB a piano is about 80 dB a helicoptor is about 95 dB a Lawnmower is about 100 dB So the moral of the story is. Don't let all the talk prevent you from enjoying your music. Be sensible don't use the volume all the way up. Don't listen all day long at loud volumes. Short use should be okay. Better safe than sorry so you should always wear ear protection when around a lot of noise when using power tools and mowing the lawn. Okay the deal with ipods is that the further in your ear the earphones are the louder the sound hits your eardrum. So the ipod has brought this issue out as they are commonly used with the small earbuds. It is fine to use the small earbuds if you are not blasting the volume on the music.

OSHA standards for noise exposure for workers in a factory are that the worker can be exposed to an 85 dB sound for 8 hours. So if the sound is louder they need to wear ear protection. The formula continues and you can safely listen to a 90 dB sound four 4 hours, a 95 dB sound for 2 hours etc. Some examples of how loud things are.
Average conversational speech is 60 dB
a dog barking is about 75 dB
a piano is about 80 dB
a helicoptor is about 95 dB
a Lawnmower is about 100 dB

So the moral of the story is. Don’t let all the talk prevent you from enjoying your music. Be sensible don’t use the volume all the way up. Don’t listen all day long at loud volumes. Short use should be okay. Better safe than sorry so you should always wear ear protection when around a lot of noise when using power tools and mowing the lawn.

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