Safe or Dangerous?
Risk of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
This module covers the following concepts:
Each time the sound LEVEL INCREASES by 3 dB, the amount of TIME you can safely listen to that sound is cut in half (reduced by 50%).
The LEVEL of the sound and the TIME that you spend listening to that sound determines whether a sound is SAFE or DANGEROUS over time.
Noise exposure is cumulative over a lifetime, and the risk of noise-induced hearing loss begins early in life.Explore Each concept below.
Sometimes FUN is noisy! Work can be noisy too. How do we know when a sound exposure might damage our ears? How loud is too loud? - Deanna K. Meinke, Ph.D.
