Listening For A Lifetime - Sony PHA-3 Start Manual

Used wisely, your new sound equipment will provide years of fun and enjoyment.
Since hearing damage from loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late, this
manufacturer, CEA and ASHA recommend that you avoid prolonged exposure to
excessive noise. The following list of sound levels is included for your information
so that you can better protect your hearing.
DECIBEL LEVEL EXAMPLES:
30Whisper
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
11 0 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.
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