Sony ICD-UX523 Operating Instructions Manual page 137

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DECIBEL LEVEL EXAMPLES:
30 Whisper
40 Quiet room
50 Moderate rainfall
60 Normal conversation
70 Busy traffic, vacuum cleaner
80 Alarm clock
CONSTANT EXPOSURE TO THESE NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS:
90 Lawn mower, motorcycle
100 Chain saw
110 Rock concert
120 Jet plane takeoff
130 Jackhammer
140 Firecrackers
This information courtesy of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA), the national professional, scientific and credentialing
association for more than 135,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists,
and speech, language and hearing scientists. For information on protection
against noise-induced hearing loss, call the ASHA Action Center
(800-638-8255), Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To find an
audiologist in your area, visit www.asha.org/findpro. Parents can find helpful
information about how to protect their children's hearing and how to teach
them about safe listening at www.listentoyourbuds.org, an ASHA award-
winning public education campaign sponsored in part by CEA.
A safety tip from the Consumer Electronics Association, 1919 South Eads
Street, Arlington, VA 22202 and the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850.