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. 2021 Jun 21;18(12):6671. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18126671

Table A1.

Display of decibel level comparison [38].

Examples Sound Pressure Level Lp dB SPL
Jet plane, 50 m distance 140
Pain threshold 130
Discomfort threshold 120
Chainsaw, 1 m distance 110
Disco club, 1 m distance from the speakers 100
Truck, 10 m distance 90
Rush hour road, 5 m distance 80
Vacuum cleaner, 1 m distance 70
Normal conversation, 1 m 60
Average house noise 50
Silent library 40
Bedroom at night 30
TV studio noise 20
Falling leaf 10
Hearing threshold 0