exposure to excessive noise. The following list of sound levels is included for
your information so that you can better protect your hearing.
DECIBEL LEVEL EXAMPLES:
30 Whisper
40 Quiet room
50 Moderate rainfall
60 Normal conversation
70 Busy traffic, vacuum cleaner
80 Alarm clock
CONSTANT EXPOSURE TO THESE NOISES CAN BE
DANGEROUS:
90 Lawn mower, motorcycle
100 Chain saw
110 Rock concert
120 Jet plane takeoff
130 Jackhammer
140 Firecrackers
This information courtesy of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA), the national professional, scientific and credentialing
association for more than 135,000 audiologists, speech-language
pathologists, and speech, language and hearing scientists.
For information on protection against noise-induced hearing loss, call the
ASHA Action Center (800-638-8255), Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. To find an audiologist in your area, visit www.asha.org/findpro. Parents
can find helpful information about how to protect their children’s hearing and
how to teach them about safe listening at www.listentoyourbuds.org, an
ASHA award-winning public education campaign sponsored in part by CEA.
A safety tip from the Consumer Electronics Association, 1919 South Eads
Street, Arlington, VA 22202 and the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850.
Other supplied manuals, such as Quick Start Guide, also
contain important information.
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