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Here is a link on the Radio Shack web site. Digital-Display Sound-Level Meter - RadioShack.com
Originally Posted by Nocturnal310 /img/forum/go_quote.gif One of the biggest threat are the Earphones...they exert lot of sound pressure directly focussed on the ear canal. also, since they dont block the external sound..the Loudness of Earphones gets Added to Loudness of external environment. thereby increasing the dB level to dangerous levels. i noticed this yesterday while in a mall on friday evening..damn ..i immediately switched it off. So now i have more reasons to get a good IEM..and realise their importance. |
Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif And I take it easy on the headphones. I only listen maybe an hour a day, usually to jazz or classical at low levels. |
Originally Posted by Greeni /img/forum/go_quote.gif /snip the woofers and the ears. Better but not enough of an improvement for me either. In fact the base duct of this conception protruding into the beginning of the ear canal appears to cause too much of an irritation. |
Originally Posted by MatthewK /img/forum/go_quote.gif /snip I had this test because I was experiencing extreme vertigo and dizziness. They never did figure out why that was happening, an inner-ear problem was ruled out. Fortunately it went away after a few months. /snip |
Originally Posted by m0ofassa /img/forum/go_quote.gif In ears are more likely to cause damage than open headphones (large pressure is applied DIRECTLY to the canal/eardrum since the loudspeakers are essentially moving air which exerts a force that dissipates the further you are away from the source...) open headphones are more likely to cause damage than phones that stop sound leaking in speakers and closed headphones are both less likely than the above to cause damage (distance for speakers + lack of outside noise for the cans). |