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Extreme loudness can affect our hearing and damage our ears in a few ways. The average human can with stand noise ranging from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz but over time the hair cell's inside our ears can get damaged and broken causing a few problems such as Tinnitus and Hearing Loss.

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What happens to the loudness if the amplitude increases?

If the amplitude of a sound wave increases, the loudness or volume of the sound also increases. This is because amplitude is directly related to the intensity of the sound wave, which our ears perceive as loudness.


What db does hearing damage begin at?

Hearing damage can begin to occur at around 85 decibels (dB), especially with prolonged exposure. Sounds at or above this level can lead to irreversible damage to the hair cells in the inner ear, leading to hearing loss over time. It is important to protect your ears by using ear protection in loud environments to prevent hearing damage.


What is loudness created by?

Loudness is created by the amplitude or intensity of sound waves. The greater the amplitude, the louder the sound. This means that sounds with higher intensity will be perceived as louder by our ears.


What is the loudness in decimals which causes immediate damage to the ears?

140 decibells cause damage to the ears permanently but from 90 it can damage your ears temporarily 140 deibells is as loud as a jackhammer If you are listening to your iPod and it's 40 decibels you can listen for up to 8 hours before it causes damage to your ears, if it's 80 you can listen for 15 minutes, (I think that's right anyway) and if it's 120 you can only listen for ten seconds before it causes permanent damage to your ears. If you are in a room and you need to shout to be heard by someone two metres away it is too loud and you need to go somewhere quiter.


How loudness is proportional to the square of the amplitude?

The perceived loudness of a sound is related to the square of the sound wave's amplitude because our ears perceive sound intensity logarithmically. This means that a sound wave with double the amplitude will not be perceived as double the loudness, but rather as four times the loudness due to the exponential relationship between amplitude and perceived loudness.

Related Questions

Do ipods damage ears?

That depends. If your headphones are slightly broken or your putting it on so loud someone else could hear it from 5ft away, they will damage your ears


How do earphones affect ears?

if your earphones are to loud they could damage your hearing.


What happens to the loudness if the amplitude increases?

If the amplitude of a sound wave increases, the loudness or volume of the sound also increases. This is because amplitude is directly related to the intensity of the sound wave, which our ears perceive as loudness.


What may happen to the ears of a person who wears headphones and turn up the sound?

Prolong use at high loudness could lead to deafness (slight or even total deafness), or it could causetinnitus.


What db does hearing damage begin at?

Hearing damage can begin to occur at around 85 decibels (dB), especially with prolonged exposure. Sounds at or above this level can lead to irreversible damage to the hair cells in the inner ear, leading to hearing loss over time. It is important to protect your ears by using ear protection in loud environments to prevent hearing damage.


What is loudness created by?

Loudness is created by the amplitude or intensity of sound waves. The greater the amplitude, the louder the sound. This means that sounds with higher intensity will be perceived as louder by our ears.


What is the loudness in decimals which causes immediate damage to the ears?

140 decibells cause damage to the ears permanently but from 90 it can damage your ears temporarily 140 deibells is as loud as a jackhammer If you are listening to your iPod and it's 40 decibels you can listen for up to 8 hours before it causes damage to your ears, if it's 80 you can listen for 15 minutes, (I think that's right anyway) and if it's 120 you can only listen for ten seconds before it causes permanent damage to your ears. If you are in a room and you need to shout to be heard by someone two metres away it is too loud and you need to go somewhere quiter.


How loudness is proportional to the square of the amplitude?

The perceived loudness of a sound is related to the square of the sound wave's amplitude because our ears perceive sound intensity logarithmically. This means that a sound wave with double the amplitude will not be perceived as double the loudness, but rather as four times the loudness due to the exponential relationship between amplitude and perceived loudness.


Does yelling hurt whales ears?

Does yelling hurt your ears? Sound travels faster underwater but it also loses loudness. Whales ears are also less sensitive to human frequencies.


At what level can sounds damage ears?

at 100Db sound can start to damage the ears.


What is the property of waves responsible for loudness?

The property of waves responsible for loudness is amplitude. The higher the amplitude of a wave, the louder the sound produced. Amplitude determines the intensity or strength of a sound wave, which our ears perceive as loudness.


How is the loudness related to amplitude?

Loudness is related to the amplitude of a sound wave. The higher the amplitude of a sound wave, the louder the sound will be perceived by our ears. Amplitude represents the intensity or strength of the sound wave.