80 Decibels Equivalent Noise Levels Can Damage Your Hearing

Chicago Sun-Times: NASCAR noise: Muffled Chicago Street Racers still pump out more than 100 decibels, Sun-Times test shows NASCAR noise: Muffled Chicago Street Racers still pump out more than 100 decibels, Sun-Times test shows Detroit News: Detroit Lions fans hit record noise levels again at Ford Field in game against Buccaneers Detroit Lions fans hit record noise levels again at Ford Field in game against Buccaneers The loudness level of a sound, D, in decibels, is given by the formula D= 10 log (10121), where I is the intensity of the sound, in watts per meter”. Decibel levels range from 0, a barely audible sound, to 160, a sound resulting in a ruptured eardrum.