2019-04-03
Daily life sounds : example of the number of decibels of noise and the approximate volume
Hello, this is Mr.I of Shizuka Co., Ltd..
This time, I summarized how much daily life sounds are coming out, so please have a look.
※original article in Japanese (日本語の記事)
| decibel(dB) | Feeling of sound | Specific example of noise |
| 120dB | Cause hearing impairment | Front of airplane propeller engine |
| 110dB | Cause hearing impairment | Car horn (2m ahead) / Riveting |
| 100dB | Terribly noisy | Near the train |
| 90dB | Terribly noisy | Bark of a dog |
| 80dB | Noisy | Ambulance siren |
| 70dB | Noisy | Inside a car while driving on a freeway |
| 60dB | Normal sound level | In a department store |
| 50dB | Normal sound level | Air conditioner (outdoor unit) |
| 40dB | Silent | Library / Quiet residential area |
| 30dB | Quite silent | Late night suburb / Whispering voice |
| 20dB | Deadly silent | Touching sound of leaves |
The table shows a reference example of the number of decibels of noise and the approximate volume.
Recently, it seems that you can measure the approximate noise with the smartphone app. If you play a musical instrument, you may be asked to consider the sounds around you. Let’s live comfortable music life referring to such information.
