Very Loud Firework Going Off

[sven1987]

A few minutes ago I was in my living room and a very loud firework went off about 15 feet from my house. Not just a regular firecracker but one of those illegal "bombs". Like this:

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Should I worry about hearing damage? These things could be around 150 to 160 dB. I have double glazing and a rolling shutter which was closed, but it still was insanely loud.

 

[coffee_girl]

Omg I was freaking out just watching the video.

If your window was closed and youre not getting any noticeable spikes I think you'll be fine

 

[Bill_]

I've been sleeping in the hallway last night actually because that's the only room that has no direct window to the outside. These crazy loud things have been around our neighborhood too so I decided to rather be safe than sorry...

That being said windows, especially with double glazing should take 35-45 dB, plus some from the rolling shutter. Given that 160 dB probably refer to dB at 1m (about 3 feet) I'd guess that a max of 148 dB could have arrived to the outside of your rolling shutter. Let's say the shutter only takes 5 dB, the windows only 35 dB than that's 108 dB which is loud but shouldn't do any damage as an impulse noise. If your windows are good and the firecracker maybe only had 150 dB it's even less...

 

[sven1987]

Thanks guys. My tinnitus has not spiked yet, so that's a relief. It's insane how loud some of these firework can get. I have no problems with normal firecrackers. They are loud, but not as crazy as illegal fireworks. Holy shit...

 

[Striveon]

Thanks guys. My tinnitus has not spiked yet, so that's a relief. It's insane how loud some of these firework can get. I have no problems with normal firecrackers. They are loud, but not as crazy as illegal fireworks. Holy shit...

Hi, did you spike?? I was exposed to a firework about 3 houses down and I'm afraid