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This has been a topic of conversation here before, so I thought I would share a recent posting from a board for orchestral musicians who are members of the ICSOM orchestras (International Congress of Symphony and Opera Orchestra Members - basically the major full-time professional orchestras in the US and abroad).
The topic was How Long Can A Person Endure Certain Noise Levels Before Hearing Impairment Occurs?
These are the accepted standards for recommended permissible exposure duration for continuous time weighted average noise, according to NIOSH and CDC. For every 3dB SPL over 85dB, the permissible exposure time is cut in half, before hearing loss can occur. Bear in mind this is continuous average exposure, and may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
82dB - 16 hours
85dB - 8 hours
88 dB - 4 hours
91dB - 2 hours
94dB - 1 hour
97dB - 30 minutes
100dB - 15 minutes
103dB - 7.5 minutes
106dB - less than 4 minutes
109dB - less than 2 minutes
112dB - less than 1 minute
115dB - under 30 seconds
This is a very big topic of discussion among orchestral musicians worldwide at the moment. It has been proven that the average orchestral musician will lose at least 20% of their hearing over the course of their career. I thought audiophiles would find this interesting, especially those of you who listen very loudly for long periods of time.
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Topic - Recommended standards for continuous exposure to various sound pressure levels - learsfool 20:50:20 08/10/12 (25)
- RE: I think I need a personal Injury Attorney - amioutaline? 20:03:29 08/11/12 (0)
- I don't know about other orchestras, but - vinyl survivor 16:27:45 08/11/12 (4)
- RE: I don't know about other orchestras, but - learsfool 17:35:34 08/11/12 (3)
- RE: So now you can ignore the conductor AND... - amioutaline? 20:05:19 08/11/12 (1)
- Ear plugs reduce the sound, not eliminate it. nt - oldmkvi 07:42:56 08/12/12 (0)
- RE: I don't know about other orchestras, but - SgreenP@MSN.com 18:09:45 08/11/12 (0)
- orchestral musician will lose at least 20% of their hearing over the course of their career, as do we all - Kloss 11:53:01 08/11/12 (2)
- many of the musicians hearing is damaged more than expected from years - richardl 17:18:17 08/11/12 (1)
- sound shields :)( - Cuernavaca 13:57:30 08/12/12 (0)
- interesting, but what does it have to do with vinyl? - bwb 08:58:38 08/11/12 (2)
- RE: interesting, but what does it have to do with vinyl? - learsfool 17:30:30 08/11/12 (0)
- Not to be a boor, but I suppose - Muzikmike 14:56:19 08/11/12 (0)
- orchestra members - hifitommy 05:46:12 08/11/12 (4)
- RE: orchestra members - Cuernavaca 09:16:58 08/11/12 (0)
- RE: orchestra members - amioutaline? 06:15:17 08/11/12 (2)
- who do drummers hang out with? - hifitommy 08:13:29 08/11/12 (1)
- "Mommy, when I grow up I wanna be a musician." - fishy 12:24:50 08/11/12 (0)
- RE: Recommended standards for continuous exposure to various sound pressure levels - Dave Billinge 02:29:27 08/11/12 (3)
- RE: Recommended standards for continuous exposure to various sound pressure levels - learsfool 17:27:21 08/11/12 (1)
- RE: Recommended standards for continuous exposure to various sound pressure levels - Dave Billinge 03:38:02 08/12/12 (0)
- Babies screams are 97 dB. My first son (now 28) just babbled constantly, my second is 24 and still - Muzikmike 15:07:20 08/11/12 (0)
- My Radio Shack dB meter readinf at listening position is low 50dB up to 78dB .. rarely - Elizabeth 23:19:47 08/10/12 (1)
- that means that you live in a seriously quiet area. - richardl 17:22:40 08/11/12 (0)
- In addition, I'd think there will be more deaf adults in the future... - kuma 21:51:33 08/10/12 (0)
- RE: Recommended standards for continuous exposure to various sound pressure levels - Picklesnapper 21:09:45 08/10/12 (0)