Keyword:
Hearing threshold

The hearing threshold (also known as the quiet hearing threshold) is the sound pressure or sound pressure level at which the human ear can just about hear sounds or noises. The hearing threshold forms the lower limit of the hearing range (also known as the hearing area or hearing field) – the upper limit is called the acoustic pain threshold. A person's hearing threshold can be negatively affected by noise in the workplace or at home, which contributes to hearing damage (-> hearing loss). Use sound absorbers/acoustic elements to preventively influence room acoustics/acoustics.