| In the Stotts' front garden, they found sound levels reached 97.8 decibels, which can cause serious damage to the ears. |
| The device can create a sound at 120 decibels, loud enough to disable enemy combatants. |
| Mr. Russell apparently had not overheard the conversation, as the din in the room had risen a few decibels. |
| Mr Cochrane has bought his own sound meter and claims to have recorded levels of 105 decibels inside his house. |
| The Hunter's Ear is designed to compress sounds above 85 decibels into a safe hearing range. |
| The use of the phon as a unit of loudness is an improvement over just quoting the level in decibels. |
