Sound is pressure — the louder the sound, the greater the pressure. The greater the pressure, the more damage it can do to your ears. If you’re in a noisy environment, it’s important to know how ...

The term most often used in measuring the magnitude of sound. It is a relative quantity in that it is the ratio between the actual SOUND PRESSURE and a fixed reference pressure. This reference ...

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 22 million people—including nearly all power plant workers—are exposed to potentially damaging noise at work each year in the U.S.

A measure of SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL, given the symbol L. Various subscripts define the nature of the measurement, most commonly as follows: L 10: sound level exceeded 10% of the time (PEAK LEVEL) L 50: ...

Purdue University researchers found that how you speak louder when told to "talk louder," or when the background noise level suddenly goes up is a function of the kinds of instruction you get, and ...

Even if you've heard everything, you've never heard this! ANAHEIM, CA / ACCESSWIRE / March 13, 2023 / Sound Pressure Laboratories has developed the state of the art TrueSPL Spherical Sequencer™, and ...