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is 70-80db too loud for an hour? (alien.top)
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Ive been listening to music every night with my headphones bc i hear stuff but im js wondering if around 80db is too loud? i play it for about an hour or so but i dont wanna damage my hearing

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[–] TwoHeadedEngineer@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

My watch warns me that 90 decibels for longer than 30 min leads to hearing loss. Decibels are logarithmic in relation to perceived output volume, so 80 to 90 decibels is actually quite sizable of a difference