The threshold of hearing is 0 dB. The threshold of pain = 137.5 dB.
The average human can hear sounds ranging from 0 dB (threshold of hearing) to around 120 dB (threshold of pain). However, the range of comfortable hearing is typically between 20-70 dB for most people.
We can hear from 0 dB, that is the threshold of hearing up to 130 dB that is the threshold of pain.
You can start to hear at the threshold of hearing at 0 dB and end up at the threshold of pain at 137.5 dB.
The human ear can typically detect sound intensities ranging from about 0 dB (threshold of hearing) to 120-130 dB (threshold of pain). Sounds below the threshold of hearing are too faint for the ear to detect, while sounds above the threshold of pain can be physically uncomfortable or damaging to the hearing.
1100 dB is an extremely loud sound level that is far beyond the threshold of human hearing and can cause immediate and severe damage to the ears.
The human is is not sensitive to sound intensity (energy), but the human ear is sensitive to sound pressure or to sound pressure level (SPL). It is ranging from 20 micropascals to 150 pascals, that is a SPL of 0 dB (threshold of hearing) to 137.5 dB (threshold of pain). Scroll down to related links and look at "Table of Sound Levels and corresponding Sound Pressure".
It depends on how loud it is. In hearing, the threshold of pain is the sound pressure or sound pressure level beyond which sound becomes unbearable for a human listener. This threshold varies only slightly with frequency. Different values for the threshold of pain are found in the literature: Here are some sound pressure levels SPL in dB and the sound pressure in pascals of the sensed possible threshold of pain: SPL 120 dB = 20 Pa SPL 130 dB = 63 Pa SPL 134 dB =100 Pa SPL 137.5 dB =150 Pa SPL 140 dB =200 Pa
Reference sound intensity Io = 10^−12 W/m² (Threshold of human hearing). Reference sound intensity level LIo = 0 dB-SIL (Threshold of human hearing intensity level). The sound intensity I is measured in watts per meter squared. The sound intensity LI level is measured in decibels (dB).
dB (decibels) is a unit used to measure the intensity of sound. It is a logarithmic scale that compares the intensity of a sound to a reference level, usually the threshold of hearing for the average human ear. The higher the dB value, the louder the sound.
The perception of how loud or soft a sound is depends on the intensity of the sound wave, measured in decibels (dB). The range of human hearing typically spans from 0 dB (threshold of hearing) to 120 dB (threshold of discomfort or pain). The perceived loudness also varies based on individual hearing sensitivity and the frequency of the sound wave.
In 1 meter distance human voice gives a sound pressure level of about 60 dBSPL. 0 dB is 20 µPa. Never forget to tell the distance of the measuring microphone from the sound source, because the closer you are the louder it is. The sound pressure level decreases by 6 dB per doubling of distance from the source to 1/2 (50 %) of the sound pressure initial value. The sound pressure decreases inversely as the distance increases with 1/r from the sound source.
If you mean the sound pressure level that causes pain, it is about 120 dB SPL.