Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention

Visit the links below to learn more about noise. Listen to the audio files to hear the different sound intensities and what it could be like to lose your hearing.

If you have difficulty reading these files you may need to check if you have the appropriate software installed. As some of the information below is provided by countries outside the European Union, there may be some differences in the legislation relating to noise.

• Play around with the Noise Meter and hear the different sounds and sound intensities of everyday objects.
• Listen to a conversation or a Vivaldi concert first with normal hearing and then with damaged hearing
• Listen to an on-line demonstration of what it is like to go gradually deaf through occupational hearing loss.
• Noise calculator, calculate your own noise level.