Decibel Levels of Common Sounds with Hearing Risk Categories

30+ everyday sounds are cataloged with their decibel ranges and associated hearing-damage risk. This reference table is compiled exclusively from public figures published by the CDC, NIOSH, NIDCD, or ASHA. The dataset is maintained by APPSTACK LLC and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Assess hearing damage risk based on documented decibel ranges and risk categories.
• Validate environmental noise levels against a curated list of common sounds.
• Educate the public on sound safety using sourced data from health authorities.

Strengths

• Every row is sourced to public figures from authoritative health organizations like the CDC and NIOSH.
• The dataset includes over 30 distinct everyday sounds with both low and high decibel estimates.
• Each entry is categorized by a hearing-damage risk level with explanatory notes.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is from 2026.

Provenance

Source

Compiled from public figures published by CDC, NIOSH, NIDCD, ASHA.

Collection Method

Curated reference compilation; no values are measured or invented.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-18 03:43:53