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190 dBA
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Heavy weapons, 10 m behind the weapon (maximum level)
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180 dBA
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Toy pistol fired close to ear (maximum level)
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170 dBA
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Slap on the ear, fire cracker explodes on shoulder, small arms
at a distance of 50 cm (maximum level)
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160 dBA
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Hammer stroke on brass tubing or steel plate at 1 m distance,
airbag deployment very close at a distance of 30 cm (maximum level)
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150 dBA
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Hammer stroke in a smithy at 5 m distance (maximum level)
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130 dBA
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Loud hand clapping at 1 m distance (maximum level)
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120 dBA
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Whistle at 1 m distance, test run of a jet at 15 m distance
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Threshold of pain, above this fast-acting hearing damage in short action is possible
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115 dBA
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Take-off sound of planes at 10 m distance
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110 dBA
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Siren at 10 m distance, frequent sound level in discotheques and close
to loudspeakers at rock concerts, violin close to the ear of an orchestra
musicians (maximum level)
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105 dBA
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Chain saw at 1 m distance, banging car door at 1 m distance (maximum level),
racing car at 40 m distance, possible level with music head phones
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100 dBA
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Frequent level with music via head phones, jack hammer at 10 m distance
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95 dBA
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Loud crying, hand circular saw at 1 m distance
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90 dBA
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Angle grinder outside at 1 m distance
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Over a duration of 40 hours a week hearing damage is possible
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85 dBA
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2-stroke chain-saw at 10 m distance, loud WC flush at 1 m distance
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80 dBA
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Very loud traffic noise of passing lorries at 7.5 m distance,
high traffic on an expressway at 25 m distance
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75 dBA
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Passing car at 7.5 m distance, un-silenced wood shredder at 10 m distance
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70 dBA
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Level close to a main road by day, quiet hair dryer at 1 m distance to ear
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65 dBA
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Bad risk of heart circulation disease at constant impact
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60 dBA
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Noisy lawn mower at 10 m distance
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55 dBA
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Low volume of radio or TV at 1 m distance, noisy vacuum cleaner at
10 m distance
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50 dBA
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Refrigerator at 1 m distance, bird twitter outside at 15 m distance
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45 dBA
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Noise of normal living; talking, or radio in the background
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40 dBA
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Distraction when learning or concentration possible
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35 dBA
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Very quiet room fan at low speed at 1 m distance
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25 dBA
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Sound of breathingat 1 m distance
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0 dBA
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Auditory threshold
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