Sound Level Indicator SoundEar

Noise has become an increasing nuisance in our everyday lives – but the days of putting up with uncomfortable and detrimental noise levels and risking hearing damage are over. With SoundEar you have the ultimate noise abatement tool. SoundEar is an attractively designed sound level indicator that is in full harmony with Brüel & Kjær's mission – to help improve human comfort related to sound. It gives you a simple warning when noise levels reach uncomfortable or harmful levels.

SoundEar can be used to:

• Warn you about uncomfortably high noise levels, for example 60 dB or over in an office environment
• Teach people, including children, to keep noise levels down for the benefit of all, for example, in educational institutions or in hospitals
• Warn you about harmful noise levels in excess of 85 dB in a working environment or 105 dB in a music rehearsal room

The green rim of the ear is always displayed . If you set the warning level at, for example, 85 dB, the yellow ring lights up at 5 dB below the warning level, i.e., 80 dB. As soon as the noise reaches 85 dB the red eardrum lights up together with the word "WARNING". SoundEar is available in six languages with more to come.

Uses include kindergartens, schools, hospitals, offices, discotheques, etc. With SoundEar, detecting unwanted noise levels is mere child's play!

SoundEar was awarded the Danish Design Prize 2000.