Protect your hearing with iOS 13

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Apple has included a much needed feature with the new iOS release. Health app in iPhone's can now monitor the dB levels we listen to music on both the bundled earphones as well as other earphones connected to the 3.5mm headphone jack, without any third party application.
If you have an apple watch, it can now monitor the noise levels in the environment too and alert if we are in a very noisy surroundings for too long.

Quoting from the article (link below):

Apple then categorizes your headphone volume level into “OK” or “Loud.” Long-term exposure under 80 decibels is considered “OK” while “repeated, long-term export to sound at or above 80 decibels” could lead to hearing damage and is considered “Loud.”
At 90dB, the World Health Organization says the volume could damage your hearing after 30 minutes of exposure per day

• 80 decibels, Limit: About 5 hours / day
• 85 decibels, Limit: About 2 hours / day
• 90 decibels, Limit: About 30 minutes / day
• 95 decibels, Limit: About 10 minutes / day
• 100 decibels, Limit: About 3 minutes / day

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