2023-08-28 11:00:00
who owns one Apple Watch most likely you have already noticed that one of the clock’s native applications is noise (Noise). In a very didactic way, it shows, in real time, the decibel measurement of the environment where you are at the moment — including being able to alert you when the sound level may be a problem for your hearing health.
It so happens that iPhone/iPad users can also take care of this aspect — by receiving notifications when the audio volume in a headphone reaches/exceeds the recommended limit.
Here’s how to use it and protect yourself! ????
How to enable/disable volume notifications
On iPhone/iPad, open Settings, tap “Sounds & Haptics”, then “Headset Safety”. Then check/uncheck “Volume Notifications”.
On that same screen, you will still be able to check the notifications sent in the last six months (if you exceed the recommended limit of seven days), in addition to being able to activate or deactivate the “Volume Limit” feature, which analyzes the audio played by the headphones and reduces the volume when it exceeds the decibel level previously set by you.
In this case, you can choose between one of these levels (by default it is set to 85dB):
75 decibels: loud as a vacuum cleaner.
80 decibels: loud like a noisy restaurant.
85 decibels: loud like heavy traffic in the city.
90 decibels: loud as a motorcycle.
95 decibels: loud as a car horn.
100 decibels: loud as an ambulance siren.
How to view headphone notifications
Later, you can view a history of notifications sent regarding your hearing health (if you received a warning, of course). To do this, open the Health app (Health), tap the “Explore” tab and scroll down to “Hearing”. Finally, select “Headphone Notifications”.
If this is data that you want to follow closely, put it in your favorites (so the table will appear in the first tab — “Summary”). To do so, check “Add to Favorites”.
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