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It depends on whether you are talking about a mechanical whistle - such as a steam whistle or one produced by a person using their mouth and fingers and especially the length of time you are exposed to the sound and how close you are to the source.
Continual exposure to any sound above 85 decibels can cause hearing loss.
At 90 decibels, a hair dryer and lawn mower can cause damage after 2 hours-which is non-threatening for most of us (unless you have a big lawn or Rapunzel-esque hair).
A rock concert, at 110 decibels, can cause permanent hearing loss in 45 minutes
Referee whistles range from around 113 to 128 - so the loudest ones could start giving you problems with about 15 seconds of exposure.
A typical train whistle at 500 feet is only 90 dB (so it would take around 2 hours continuous to damage your hearing) but, if you are closer, it could cause damage much quicker. At around 100 feet it would be about 104 db and could damage your hearing in about 7½ minutes. At around 16 feet it would be around 120 db and could damage your hearing in about 10 seconds. the loudest steam whistles are around 130-135 db at 23 feet and could damage your hearing just 10 seconds or less.
The louder it gets, the less time it takes to inflict damage.
At 140 dB, even short term exposure can cause permanent damage - which corresponds to a jet engine at 100 feet or a steam whistle at about 1½ feet.
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∙ 7y agoAny extremely loud noise can damage your hearing.
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How do you whistle with two fingers?
You blow with fingers in mouth.
What are the differences between a whistle and a song?
A whistle is a musical instrument that makes a melody to a song. A song is what comes when instruments preform a melody. A song usually has words as well.
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Adrianna Caselotti
Can I lose my hearing from listening to loud music?
People who who have a habit of listening to loud music can lose there hearing. Infact, many muscians become hearing impaired after years of loud music. In general the exposure to any type of loud music can damage one's hearing.
Who is the youngest person to find the whistle register?
all babies cry in whistle register when they are born. it is a natural bodily action the we are born with but commonly lose as we grow up. women can usually find their whistle after puberty because they use it when they scream. it takes much more effort for men to get it back because men don't usually make such high noises.
Can blowing a loud whistle in someone's ear hurt their ears?
Yes it can temporally hurt the ear but the ear will recover
How loud is a whistle?
A whales whistle is very loud you can hear it when you are standing a little far.
How loud is a whales whistle?
A whales whistle is very loud you can hear it when you are standing a little far.
How loud is 85dB?
As loud as a train whistle from 10 ft away.
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You blow your fingers in your mouth.you can blow with a real whistle.when you whistle you blow loud.
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A whistle is a High Pitch because its really loud and not really low.
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The wind blew my coat out of my hands.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkUkP7X5BeE
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