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I would agree with you that the sound level at UNH, and at many other arenas, is borderline painful. I would go even farther to say it is painful. When we were at UNH my brother-in-law was covering his ears to protect them from the PA music. We commented that ear plugs were needed but we didn't have them. There have been quite a few times this season (and others) that I have thought that the music could be turned down a notch and still be plenty loud enough.
Sara
SLU '77
Let's go SAINTS!!!
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From: Craig Knowles <[log in to unmask]>
> Nathan:
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> > "For each 3 dB increase in average noise level, the time you can
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> > safely stay at a level is halved. Thus, at 88 dB, it would take only 4
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> > hours to reach the maximum allowable daily noise dose, at 91 dB it
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> > would take only 2 hours, and so on." Given that the basis is 85dB, a
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> > 3dB increase is 3.5% increase and this 3.5% increase creates a half
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> > life of from 8 hours to 4 hours in exposure? Bull.
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> With all due respect, the article did say at the bottom that it was
> peer-reviewed, so that unless you are an audiologist or otolaryngologist
> yourself, it would seem you don't have a technical basis to make a challenge
> to the findings. Your objection suggests the Argument from Personal
> Incredulity type of fallacy. As a person who has experienced long -term
> noise exposure and hearing damage incidental to my employment, I am one of
> those few persons who does wear foam plugs to UNH home games. I might add
> that the worst exposure does not seem come from the cheers of the fans
> during the game as the music played at excessive volume over the
> loudspeakers before to the game. It is borderline painful.
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> Craig Knowles
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> UNH '71
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> Go CATS!!
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