By Andrew Liszewski
Worried that your incredibly cheap new apartment that sits above a subway line and underneath another subway line might be seriously damaging your hearing? Well it might be a worthwhile investment to spend some of that money you’re saving on Etymotic’s ER-200 Personal Noise Dosimeter. It’s basically an audio screening device that tells you just how much damage you’re doing to your ears by staying in a noisy environment for prolonged periods.
It’s got two modes, a normal one which will measure and display your noise dose continuously for up to 16 hours, and a ‘Quick Check’ mode which measures the surrounding noise for two minutes and then calculates what the estimated dose would be were you to remain there for an hour. $99 available directly from Etymotic Research, Inc..
[ Etymotic Personal Noise Dosimeter ] VIA [ bookofjoe ]
Somehow, I don't think this device will sell NEARLY as well as that set of super-loud Bose speakers. :o) I think people are more impressed with technology that blasts out eardrums, rather than technology aimed to save them.
I'd think they should invest in noise damping material to surround them. I don't want to know what damage is occurring, how do I prevent it…
I'd think they should invest in noise damping material to surround them. I don't want to know what damage is occurring, how do I prevent it…