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Has anyone experienced something similar? This happened to me earlier today. I was outside and had to take a very important call from my boss in the afternoon. I was sitting on a bench, only about 2-3 meters away from a parked car. The area was generally quiet, so I didn't think much of it. I...

Do noises such as microphone/amplifier feedback screeching cause damage at otherwise "safe" volume levels? It got me wondering as I was in a store earlier where one of the employees would change the PA system from lower volume music to what appeared to be much louder broadcast of his voice to...

These insects really caught me off guard tonight. I had a tennis match tonight at a park that was absolutely swarmed by these things. They were loud enough that I was having trouble hearing opponents call the score out from the other side of the net. The courts were surrounded by woods and so...

Haven't seen it mentioned, but is there any concern for when the straps of a face mask "snap" into your ear like a slingshot? I was wearing a P95 mask for cleaning the bathroom that has heavier duty, thick straps that are a pretty tight fit. When I was removing the mask, I lost grip and the...

This happened to me another time, and again just a few minutes ago. I was tilted to the side and turning the knob of the shower to get it a bit warmer and got a 'full force' stream of hot water right onto my ear. It definitely sent me into worry as can happen with previous acoustic injuries...

I did not notice a spike when I had a ton of dental work done in my 20s.

If it feels loud, I wear earplugs. But I don't wear them while eating.

I think you're right about the closed door plus tile floors. Even in the kitchen which is more open but similar flooring I was surprised that opening the upper level sliding hard plastic door in the fridge is around 115 dB when it hits the side of the fridge. Like with a toilet seat, it's...

Those are what I'm used to and have. The soft seats are great.

Old thread, but this just happened to me... freaking twice! I'm staying with family and in one of the bathrooms there is an older style toilet seat that can slam down. It was extremely loud each time and scared the crap out of me. So I put on some earmuffs and measured with a sound meter and...

I've always lived in areas where shooting guns and hunting are very popular. It sounds like nearly everyone does not use hearing protection unless they're at a range where they are required and handed out. I'm still pretty annoyed that the times I went to summer camp and we had outdoor target...

One thing I was wondering is if NIOSH applies to a single occurence. It sounds like the charts are more for workers who are exposed to loud noises year round like construction workers, landscapers, sound mixers, or whatever. You get the idea. I worry about the times I'm caught off guard like...

Preface: I tried doing a search and those loud back-up beeps can apparently get quite loud and possibly up to 100 decibels. But how close to the source would that be? And how about the volume of the forklifts themselves? I'd imagine we have some current or former warehouse workers who have...

Sheesh, these are damn loud. I was outside for a moment earlier and a really loud thunder "boom" happened. I'd just run inside for a moment as I forgot something or I would've at least been in my car by that point. The NIOSH sound chart says unprotected ears can generally withstand up to around...

I just tested one of my clippers (trimmers?) against the meter (an actual sound level meter and not my cell phone). The peak was 104 dB when holding it up against the meter. Moving the clippers about 6 inches away lowered the noise to around 88 dB -90 dB. Like with the OP, the issue is the...