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Overall_Falcon_8526 t1_iy9bi89 wrote

Seriously, buy a decibel meter and make sure you don't listen above 80dB, EVER. Your hearing will never come back, and you can acclimate yourself to 75dB music very, very easily.

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maXXXjacker t1_iy9hamn wrote

This is good advice, I did the same and purchased a decibel meter to see how loud I am listening to my music as I was concerned that I might be listening way too loud. I was pleased to see my listening levels I like to listen at is between 65-75dB with 75dB being the high end.

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Overall_Falcon_8526 t1_iy9jr1e wrote

Yeah, most dB charts you find indicate 70 as "loud traffic." And as someone who lives by a major Chicago highway in Lake Shore Drive, I can tell you that that's more than loud enough for music listening. My measured listening is generally 60-65, with peaks around 70, and I never feel like I'm missing anything - and also never experience ringing afterwards.

https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hearing_loss/what_noises_cause_hearing_loss.html

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Cowslayer9 t1_iyagke8 wrote

How does this work exactly? Like using a decibel meter to measure headphones, how would you get accurate readings without like a head model set or whatever

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Overall_Falcon_8526 t1_iybuoua wrote

The advice I've seen is to cut a hole in a piece of cardboard that is large enough to pass the meter's microphone through. Then you push the pads of the headphone against the cardboard to create a seal, placing the terminus of the meter very close to the driver (like your ear is). It's not a head or a head simulation, sure, but I don't think the difference matters that much when it comes to a regular consumer grade dB meter.

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Cowslayer9 t1_iybv7xn wrote

Think something like a phone or an Apple Watch would be good enough? 😅

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ThisGuyFrags t1_iyao8xq wrote

what about 81-82 db

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Overall_Falcon_8526 t1_iybugnw wrote

I mean, you do you, but most health organizations say that listening above 80dB will damage hearing over the course of several hours. 81-82 is too close (and too loud) for my comfort.

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