Sound Yerag Viral, This Is A Safe Sound Desible Limit To Human Ears

Illustration of sound that damages the sense of hearing. (Shutterstock)

JAKARTA - Recently, the Indonesian people discussed the sound of the horeg. Especially after the sound horeg received an illicit fatwa with a note by the East Java Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).

The decision was made because it considered the impact of sound horeg on public health. As is known, sound horeg is the use of high volume loudspeakers.

Sound horeg is usually found at celebration events, convoys, or public entertainment events. Extreme noise originating from sound horeg can endanger the health of hearing, and can even cause permanent damage to the ears.

This is because the sound horizon generated at 120 to 135 decibels (dB). This figure is far above the volume of sound that is safe for humans to listen to, which is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Through its official website, quoted on Thursday, July 31, 2025, WHO set a safe threshold for voice exposure to 85 dB, for a maximum of 8 hours per day. The over 100 dB of voice is described as a very loud voice, which has the potential to endanger the health of the ear.

Not only that, the voice with 120 dB alone already depicts a very loud sound. The 120 dB on the graphics has marked a painful and very dangerous sound boundary for the human ear.

One-time exposure to very loud sounds can damage the inner ear cells and cause hearing loss, WHO wrote.

In addition to having a bad impact on ear health, listening to sound loudly can also trigger a spike in stress hormones. If it continues to occur in the long term, it will have an impact on deteriorating physical and mental conditions.