HOW LOUD IS TOO LOUD!?
DECIBELS
BEWARE OF THE FOLLOWING…TAKE CARE…WEAR EAR PLUGS:
150
- Firecracker
120 - Ambulance siren
110
- Chain saw, Rock concert
105
- iPod at maximum volume, lawn mower
100
- Wood Shop, Snowmobile
95
- Motorcycle
90
- Power Mower
85
- Heavy city traffic
THE FOLLOWING ARE OK:
60 - Normal conversation-OK!
40 - Refrigerator humming-OK!
30
- Whispered Voice-OK!
DID YOU KNOW?
One in every ten (28 million) Americans has some form of hearing loss.
28 million adds up to more than all those suffering from heart disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis, blindness, tuberculosis, and kidney disease combined.
60% of people with hearing loss are between ages 21 and 65.
Among seniors, hearing loss is the third most prevalent, but treatable, disabling condition, behind arthritis and hypertension.
Hearing loss is the number one birth defect in America.
There are over 1,000 types and models of hearing aids to satisfy individual hearing loss needs.
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