More Sound Info
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190 dBA |
Heavy weapons, 10 m behind the weapon (maximum level) |
180 dBA |
Toy pistol fired close to ear (maximum level) |
170 dBA |
Slap on the ear, fire cracker explodes on shoulder, small arms
at a distance of 50 cm (maximum level) |
160 dBA |
Hammer stroke on brass tubing or steel plate at 1 m distance,
airbag deployment very close at a distance of 30 cm (maximum level) |
150 dBA |
Hammer stroke in a smithy at 5 m distance (maximum level) |
130 dBA |
Loud hand clapping at 1 m distance (maximum level) |
120 dBA |
Whistle at 1 m distance, test run of a jet at 15 m distance |
Threshold of pain, above this fast-acting hearing damage in short action is possible |
115 dBA |
Take-off sound of planes at 10 m distance |
110 dBA |
Siren at 10 m distance, frequent sound level in discotheques and close
to loudspeakers at rock concerts, violin close to the ear of an orchestra
musicians (maximum level) |
105 dBA |
Chain saw at 1 m distance, banging car door at 1 m distance (maximum level),
racing car at 40 m distance, possible level with music head phones |
100 dBA |
Frequent level with music via head phones, jack hammer at 10 m distance |
95 dBA |
Loud crying, hand circular saw at 1 m distance |
90 dBA |
Petrol Lawnmower |
85 dBA |
2-stroke chain-saw at 10 m distance, loud WC flush at 1 m distance |
80 dBA |
Very loud traffic noise of passing lorries at 7.5 m distance,
high traffic on an expressway at 25 m distance |
75 dBA |
Passing car at 7.5 m distance, un-silenced wood shredder at 10 m distance |
70 dBA |
Level close to a main road by day, quiet hair dryer at 1 m distance to ear |
65 dBA |
Normal Conversation |
60 dBA |
55 dBA |
Low volume of radio or TV at 1 m distance, noisy vacuum cleaner at
10 m distance |
50 dBA |
Refrigerator at 1 m distance, bird twitter outside at 15 m distance |
45 dBA |
Noise of normal living; talking, or radio in the background |
35 dBA |
Very quiet room fan at low speed at 1 m distance |
25 dBA |
Sound of breathing at 1 m distance |
0 dBA |
Auditory threshold |
