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Noise: How Loud is Too Loud?
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Noise: How Loud is Too Loud?

The world can be a noisy place and exposure to harmful noise without proper hearing protection can cause hearing loss. To understand how this occurs we need to discuss intensity and duration, the two main factors involved in noise-induced hearing loss. Intensity is the decibel level of the noise (how loud it is), measured in...