NIOSH Sound Level Meter 4+

I love the convenience of this app, and how simple it is to use.

I have protected my hearing since I was a child when I found out that some of my relatives were very hard of hearing because they had been exposed loud noises in their lives. I still jealously guard my hearing, as I have worn glasses since I was a kid and don’t want to lose a second sense.

When I am exposed to loud noises by people who don’t seem to care, or it doesn’t sound that loud to them because they have already damaged their hearing, it gives me an opportunity to show them that it is loud enough to damage hearing and they need to turn the volume down a bit for everyone’s sake, or it shows me that although I’m uncomfortable, it’s still in the safe zone, and I just put in my earplugs. Or if it’s someone like my husband who is hard of hearing from all his years in construction and not protecting his hearing and needs the volume up like that to hear it, I just hand him the headphones.

I pulled your app out to use it this time because all the hammering going on inside my house right now (a construction project inside my own home) is hurting both my ears and the dog’s, so I was checking to see how much damage is being done and are the dog and I safe without hearing protection.

Thanks!

LT

trying to follow my counties guidelines (clark county ,aka las vegas NV )regarding sound ordinances . decibel measurements are great . but the maximum permitted decibel level changes depending on the frequency of noise . the higher the frequency the higher the maximum decibel level is , lower freq lower decibel limit.
unless i am misunderstanding how frequencies are measured or how to use all the features of your app. i see there is 3 diffirent letters for measuring specific frequency ranges . “z” being the lowest frequency range, and “a” is the highest range. cant rememeber the middle one … “b” i think? . tried all of them with little change in readings being given and not entirely understanding what changes when I change the “frequency letter”in your app . notice a slight difference in measurement but because i cant isolate specific frequencies . i
get a range of frequency measurements all at once if measuring how loud system is heard outside of where the music is played . then hard to tell what frequency is being played at how many decibels . therefore would be hard to show(unless i just dont understand how to do this with instructions provided with the app) ,or “prove” my music is not exceeding my counties sound regulations. especially any law enforcement that decided to show up and investigate a disturbance or noise complaint. dont know if this app could help with that.

——miko——————————1

Great app to use if you don't have an Apple Watch or can't afford one. It will keep the screen on and drain the battery, but I don't use my iPhone as my main phone. I use it as a portable media player and now also as a decibel meter at work. I run this app while I'm working --with the phone in my pocket, with the mic up and sticking out of my back pocket-- my warehouse job. I save the data to the Health app to make sure my job isn't causing me irreversible hearing damage over time.

I'll also run it in public places such as grocery stores, and in the car while driving.