Saturday, August 15, 2026
34 C
New Delhi

ABP LIVE Doc Talk | How Loud Is Too Loud? WHO’s Safe Listening Limits You Need To Know


Show
Quick
Read

Key
poi ts
ge e ated
by
AI,
ve ified
by
ews oom

  • Loud
    e te tai me t
    activities
    e da ge
    ove
    a
    billio
    youth’s
    hea i g.
  • Excessive
    oise
    damages
    i e
    ea
    cells,
    causi g
    pe ma e t
    impai me t.
  • WHO
    advises
    limiti g
    sou d
    exposu e
    a d
    usi g
    ea plugs.
  • Co sult
    ENT
    fo
    pe siste t
    ti itus
    o
    muffled
    hea i g.

Fo
today& squo;s
adults,
liste i g
to
loud
oises
has
become
i teg al
to
thei
e te tai me t
activities,
a gi g
f om
co ce ts
a d
ightlife
to
i te sive
wo kout
classes,
video
games,
a d
pe so al
music
devices.
Although
it
seems
that
liste i g
f om
time
to
time
does
othi g
bad,
f eque t
liste i g
leads
to
hea i g
impai me t
ove
time
without
a y
p oblematic
sig s
at
its
begi i g.
Acco di g
to
WHO,
mo e
tha
1
billio
you g
people
aged
12-35
yea s
a e
likely
to
have
hea i g
p oblems
due
to
u safe
e te tai me t.The
effect
of
loud
sou d
o
hea i g.

How
Ca
You g
People
Avoid
Hea i g
Loss?

The
i e
ea
co tai s
a
huge
amou t
of
hai
cells
specialized
i
t a sfe i g
sou d
vib atio s
to
the
b ai .
These
hai
cells
will
die
because
of
excessive
oise
exposu e.
The
big
disadva tage
is
that,
u like
othe
cells
of
ou
o ga ism,
i e
ea
cells
ca & squo;t
ege e ate.Va ious
activities
cause
powe ful
sou d
waves.
At
the
same
time,
eve y
wo kout
equi es
music
playi g.
This
goes
fo
video
games
as
well
si ce
the e
is
a
eed
to
do
headpho es
fo
a
co side able
time.
The
ea liest
symptom
of
the
p oblem
comes
i
the
fo m
of
buzzi g
o
i gi g
i
the
ea s.
Though
it
may
ot
last
fo
lo g,
it
does
ot
mea
o e
should
dis ega d
this
phe ome o .

As
pe
o e
of
the
mo e
widesp ead
misco ceptio s,
the
te m
‘safe
Hz
level& squo;
se ves
as
a
efe e ce
poi t
fo
hea i g
p otectio .
Although
He tz
(Hz)
de otes
f eque cy
as
i
the
case
of
decibels
(dB/dBA),
whe
viewed
i
the
co text
of
hea i g
p otectio ,
we
must
evaluate
loud ess
as
a
impo ta t
facto ,
a d
time.
As
pe
the
WHO,
the
maximum
sou d
level
is
80
dB
fo
a
maximum
du atio
of
40
hou s.

ALSO
READ
|


ABP
LIVE
Doc
Talk
|
Livi g
with
10%
Kid ey
Fu ctio :
5
Thi gs
Dialysis
Patie ts
Wish
You
K ew

At
the
sou d
level
of
90
dB,
the
pe so
ca
o ly
bea
sou d
fo
4
hou s,
a d
at
100
dB
fo
20
mi utes.
Thus,
loude
sou ds
allow
less
time
fo
exposu e.
NIOSH
(Natio al
I stitute
fo
Occupatio al
Safety
a d
Health)
states
that
85
dBA
ove
8
hou s
is
the
poi t
of
oise
i ju y
fo
employees.

To
keep
hea i g
safe
agai st
oise,
o e
should
k ow
how
to
deal
with
oise,
that
is,
the
dB
levels,
time
of
exposu e,
a d
f eque cy
of
exposu e.
The efo e,
whe
at
clubs
o
co ce ts,
people
should
make
su e
to
sit
fa
f om
speake s,
take
a
b eak
fo
at
least
five
mi utes
i
a
quiet
zo e,
a d
buy
good
ea plugs.& bsp;

ALSO
READ
|


ABP
LIVE
Doc
Talk
|
Why
O al
Health
Matte s
Du i g
Ca ce
T eatme t
A d
Hospitalisatio

I
the
gym,
it
is
bette
ot
to
sit
too
close
to
the
speake s,
a d
also
the
volume
of
the
headpho es
should
be
kept
safe.
Acco di g
to
the
WHO,
the
oise
p oduced
by
pe so al
devices
must
ot
exceed
60
dB,
a d
while
liste i g
to
music,
the
loud ess
of
the
sou d
should
ot
exceed
80
dB.

Whe
Should
O e
See
A
ENT
Specialist?

If
a
pe so
suffe s
f om
ti itus
that
ecu s,
has
muffled
hea i g,
is
havi g
difficulty
followi g
a y
co ve satio s,
o
is
expe ie ci g
se sitivity
to
sou ds,
the
the
pe so
should
visit
a
ENT
docto .
The
issue
of
oise-i duced
hea i g
loss
ca
be
ve y
difficult
to
t eat
due
to
the
fact
that
the
pe so
has
al eady
suffe ed
damage.
Afte
the
check-up,
the
docto
ca
ecomme d
audiological
ehabilitatio
a d
follow-up
of
hea i g
situatio s.

You g
people
do
ot
eed
to
stop
goi g
to
co ce ts
a d
playi g
games
as
lo g
as
they
tu
dow
the
sou d,
do
ot
expose
thei
ea s
to
loud
sou ds
fo
too
lo g,
take
b eaks
f om
loud
sou ds,
a d
wea
ea
p otectio .


Disclaime :& bsp;The
i fo matio
p ovided
i
the
a ticle
is
sha ed
by
expe ts
a d
is
i te ded
fo
ge e al
i fo matio al
pu poses
o ly.
It
is
ot
a
substitute
fo
p ofessio al
medical
advice,
diag osis,
o
t eatme t.
Always
seek
the
advice
of
you
physicia
o
othe
qualified
healthca e
p ovide
with
a y
questio s
you
may
have
ega di g
a
medical
co ditio


Check
out
below
Health
Tools-

Calculate
The
Age
Th ough
Age
Calculato

Go to Sou ce

Hot this week

The Lac La Belle sank in a Lake Michigan storm, but its wreck stayed hidden

Rep ese tative Image of the Lac La Belle shipw eck esti g o the lakebed amo g aquatic life a d quagga mussels (AI-ge e ated image) O the ight of Octobe 13, 1872, the steame Lac La Belle left Milwaukee fo G a d Have , Michiga , ca Read More

‘Ireland’s Independence Day?’ Congress mocks PM Modi over Tricolour pocket square

PM Modi delive ed his 13th co secutive I depe de ce Day add ess f om the Red Fo t. Read More

Vishal celebrates 22 years in Tamil cinema with ‘Magudam’ directorial debut

Acto Vishal has completed 22 yea s i ci ema, a d the milesto e has a ived at a impo ta t poi t i his ca ee . Read More

India’s 80th Independence Day: Big B, R Madhavan and others post patriotic messages

I dia’s 80th I depe de ce Day b ought togethe celeb ities f om Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Ka ada a d othe co e s of I dia ci ema, as sta s took to social media to celeb ate the occasio . Read More

Rohit Sharma Row Exposes BCCI-Selectors Differences, Ajit Agarkar Faces Big Call

Show Quick Read Key poi ts ge e ated by AI, ve ified by ews oom BCCI eviewi g chief selecto Aga ka ‘s te u e afte S i La ka se ies. Diffe e ces eme ged ega di g Rohit Sha ma’s ODI futu e a d selectio . Read More

Topics

The Lac La Belle sank in a Lake Michigan storm, but its wreck stayed hidden

Rep ese tative Image of the Lac La Belle shipw eck esti g o the lakebed amo g aquatic life a d quagga mussels (AI-ge e ated image) O the ight of Octobe 13, 1872, the steame Lac La Belle left Milwaukee fo G a d Have , Michiga , ca Read More

‘Ireland’s Independence Day?’ Congress mocks PM Modi over Tricolour pocket square

PM Modi delive ed his 13th co secutive I depe de ce Day add ess f om the Red Fo t. Read More

Vishal celebrates 22 years in Tamil cinema with ‘Magudam’ directorial debut

Acto Vishal has completed 22 yea s i ci ema, a d the milesto e has a ived at a impo ta t poi t i his ca ee . Read More

India’s 80th Independence Day: Big B, R Madhavan and others post patriotic messages

I dia’s 80th I depe de ce Day b ought togethe celeb ities f om Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Ka ada a d othe co e s of I dia ci ema, as sta s took to social media to celeb ate the occasio . Read More

Rohit Sharma Row Exposes BCCI-Selectors Differences, Ajit Agarkar Faces Big Call

Show Quick Read Key poi ts ge e ated by AI, ve ified by ews oom BCCI eviewi g chief selecto Aga ka ‘s te u e afte S i La ka se ies. Diffe e ces eme ged ega di g Rohit Sha ma’s ODI futu e a d selectio . Read More

England Great’s Heartfelt ‘Jai Hind’ Message To India On I-Day: ‘Love Your Country So Much’

Show Quick Read Key poi ts ge e ated by AI, ve ified by ews oom Kevi Piete se wished I dia o its 80th I depe de ce Day. He exp essed deep pe so al affectio fo I dia a d its people. Read More

Indonesia Earthquake: 7.7-Magnitude Quake Kills 38, Triggers Tsunami Warning

I do esia ea thquake tsu ami wa i g:& bsp;A powe ful 7.7-mag itude ea thquake st uck easte I do esia ea ly Satu day, killi g at least 38 people a d causi g widesp ead damage ac oss pa ts of East Nusa Te gga a, officials said. Read More

BJP says Sonia objected to full Vande Mataram; Congress says she was seeking chair for Kharge

So ia Ga dhi’s Va de Mata am ow: BJP alleges ‘hat ed’, Co g ess calls claim false NEW DELHI: A political ow e upted o Satu day ove the e ditio of the full ve sio of Va de Mata am at the Co g ess’s I depe de ce Day eve t, wit Read More

Related Articles