Used wisely, your
new
sound
equipment
will provide years
of
fun
and enjoyment.
Since hearing damage from
loud
noise
is
often
undetectable until
it
is
too
late, this
manufacturer,
CEA
and
ASHA
recommend
that
you avoid prolonged 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:
30Whisper
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
11
0 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.
41
Consumer
Electronics
Association
www.CE.org
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AssociATION
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