My wife lost all her hearing and is now deaf. She talks very loud. She want's a meter to see how loud she is talking. What level is normal?
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70-72 decibels. This is tough for her. If I take my hearing aids off, I talk loud, too. When they are on, I often speak too softly.
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A quiet room with normal ambient sounds is around 35-40dbA. Holding a meter near, normal conversation would be around 55-65dbA. Quiet voices might be less than this range, louder speech and laughter will go well above this range. If you have an iPhone or iPad, there are some great apps that are very sensitive. I use SPLnFFT, highly recommended.
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My personal opinion is 45-60 dB. Measurements on the device will vary due to distance from the receiver of the conversation.
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Since the accurracy of most inexpensive meters is highly questionable I'd suggest you use a relative scale.By that I mean you or she hold the meter a constant distance from her mouth. Distance matters! When she is speaking too loud - record the reading. When she is speaking too softly - record that reading. Somewhere between those two readings is the "sweet spot". You don't need a how quality or even all that accurate meter but I'll say it again distance from the sound source really matters
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Normal conversation level is about 60dB. This is a great meter for the price. Mine works well.
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The ambient noise level in my house runs about 49-50 db. If I start talking, the level rises to 60-62 db. I think the unit is pretty reliable and accurate.
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I like the Pyle. It's perfect for me as I DJ at various venues and they are sticklers for DB readings. I would recommend this sound level meter. This one holds steady. If you are trying to use it to master or calibrate the level, might be better to do it in the studio on the boards and re-master session. Or, if you are holding it while you are listening to the sounds, it will give you a reading on what it hears. Can't decipher tones and if you are trying to listen to one deck vs. another. I hope this helps??
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there are 3 levels... if you put it on lev 1 or even maybe 2, i doubt it. i can barely hear it when its on lev 1
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The meter works better when pointed at a specific object to measure it's sound. I have tried it in a room but noticed only small differences in levels when the sound was perceived louder. It runs on batteries and I've always held it so I wouldn't know if you can read it form another angle or distance
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There are two volume settings, high and low. They are both loud. I use it with my mother in law who has dementia and it's so loud that I put it in a drawer. But it works great.
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Almost nothing. Only good for moderate hearing loss. The "Tweak" unit works much better for severe hearing loss and is 100 dollars cheaper. Both are quality units.
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Hello, I apologize for the delayed response. The cable does not have a slider or knob to control the volume, it simply will only allow between 80-90 decibels through the cable. This is the loudest level that is safe before gradual hearing loss begins to occur. I hope this answers your question!
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my husband is profoundly hard of hearing and cannot understand anything recorded. more volume does not help. this machine is loud and clear to me with normal hearing. i wish it would beep when there is a new message or quit blinking when there isn't one because i forget to check the numbers for new messages. otherwise it is excellent.
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I can't really say, but it seemed to be a high pitched tone. It was something that my very deaf mother could hear. I stopped using it because she was too tough for it. It would end up in different places because of her movement. She is passed now so we have no use for it anymore. A lot of the assistive tools I had for Mom will now be given to her niece who is in assisted living.
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Sorry - I don't know. I did not keep the hearing device. It just wasn't working for me!
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My hearing loss is pretty bad. what I have done is place my timer on the countertop with nothing close by to absorb the vibrations, and therefore I can hear it just fine even with the wife listening to TV.I tested the signal while in the bedroom and was able to know it was running. It is small enough to put in my pocket if there are several people talking at once.
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I am interested in knowing the same thing. My father wears hearing aids and still the tv is so loud you can't hear yourself think. I would like to know if I can sit in a room and watch the same program with him, have the tv at a normal level and have him be able to turn his headphones up so he can hear or does the tv itself have to be muted? No one mentions this information in the reviews.
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I have not tested it with a decibel meter but it is not so loud as to be uncomfortable without hearing protection. I typically wear earplugs and safety glasses just to be on the safe side.
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Yes, the meter has a feature that allows it to "lock" on the highest sound level during the measurement period. However, I'm not sure it measures low enough to accurately measure a dog barking. Unless it is, indeed, very loud.
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Someone with good hearing DOES hear all sounds BUT not to the same amplification.
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I do not remember as I returned it almost immediately. I wear 2 hearing aids and it did not function as well as the ones I have from my hearing specialists.
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I don't have a decibel meter, but its loud. Like yelling to talk loud. still an awesome saw