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Is there a way for the average consumer to measure the sound level output of their earbuds? There's got to be a better way than just seeing if that volume setti

• graeme 7y ago
  iOS 13 is adding this and displaying the data in the health app. Though I think it's just an average headphone level, not moment by moment. Also unsure how they're calibrating it for non-apple headphones, and or AirPods gunned up by earwax.
• ses1984 7y ago
  If you search for decibel meters, you will find some as low as $20, maybe cheaper on ebay. You could split it with some friends/family. You need to simulate making a seal between the meter and the thing you want to measure. You can put the meter through a hole in a piece of foam to measure the sound of regular headphones. For in-ears, I stared with a toilet paper tube and cut it down to a small cylinder and tried to seal the earbud in there. I got one and found that my typical listening levels were within safety threshold, it actually made me confident to sometimes turn up some things a bit louder without worrying. Another thing is comparing what you have to a known reference. The decibel levels of apple ear buds at different volume levels of an iphone are out there if you search. It won't be that accurate but it will give you a general idea. >all the way up and only ten minutes is safe