So basically I listen to music coz it’s my therapy but I think I’m listening to it too loud I have a sound limit at the moment which is at 90dn for casual music but 95 for the gym, will this affect me in later life or is it okay??
Too damn loud. 95dBA especially. Why louder for the gym? If it’s because of a noisy environment, I strongly recommend getting noise cancelling. The cost is negligible. You will rely on your hearing all your life, so don’t mess with it.
You can do that for short bursts (assuming it’s not dt990s treble or something with a high pinna). I’d stay around 80.
Why are you going louder at the gym? No anc?
Oh I have XM3s but the gym is my only hobby so I try to train to the fullest and when the music is louder it’s really gets me going.
Thanks everyone for the info I will set a limit of 80db as apple has a built in decibel limiter and will try to better myself for the future. Thank you
Really high. You can “train” yourself to listen at lower volumes. Listen to music lower from now on and your brain will adjust. Overtime, you’ll find yourself hardly wanting to turn the volume up to the levels you have now. I tend to listen at ~70db with peaks going above that slightly.
How I measured that was not at all scientific tbh, basically downloaded Sound Metre on my phone, played some music to a ever so slight higher volume level than I normally run, and held the phone where my ear would sit. Maybe try that.
I used to be a loud listener and I agree, you definitely can get used to lower volumes. Anc helps too so you aren’t cranking it up at the gym or wherever to mask the background.
This is the guideline from the World Health Organisation
It’s the decibels followed by the maximum amount of time per week you should be listening to music at.
10dB - Unlimited
30 dB - Unlimited
40 dB - Unlimited
60 dB - Unlimited
80 dB - 40 hours
85 dB - 12 hours, 30 minutes
90 dB - 4 hours
95 dB - 1 hour, 15 minutes
100 dB - 20 minutes
105 dB - 8 minutes
110 dB - 2.5 minutes
120 dB - 12 seconds
130 dB - <1 second
140 dB - 0 seconds
150 dB - 0 seconds
Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/deafness-and-hearing-loss-safe-listening
Yes that is very loud and it will damage your hearing. Each 10db is 10x increase in loudness from the recommended 60-70db
How can you know how loud are you listening?
iPhones will report this, at least with Airpods and presumably Beats. It’s in Control Center -> Hearing. They know the sensitivity of their own devices, so they can calculate the loudness. I have also seen this in screenshots of at least one the third party phone apps that many headphones come with.