Keep on dancing
to a life’s soundtrack that’s crisp and clear
Calculate your noise dose and receive it to your inbox instantly, for free!
☑️ maximise your staying power ☑️ minimise your hearing hangover ☑️ protect your experience
we are partygoers, party-makers and hearing researchers with a shared goal: to keep you dancing without the side effects.
After all, music is fun.
Building on our award-winning, peer-reviewed research and grounded in international noise-health guidelines,
We assist you to discover your personal noise dose - your target dance-floor loudness - to maximise your staying power, minimise your hearing hangover and help you keep that soundtrack playing crisp and clear.
Dillard, et al. 2022
“half of young adults are exposed to potentially damaging levels of noise in loud venues”
Schuster-Bruce, et al. 2025
“86% of clubbers have tried earplugs but only a third use them regularly due the impact on music quality”
Protect your experience with Life Is Loud, for free
1. Enter your dance floor details
Tell us your dance floor hours so we can use international noise health guidelines to calculate your noise dose for your next music event.
2. receive your noise dose
Your noise dose will be sent to you via email. Staying within you noise dose at events can improve your dance floor longevity and minimise the hearing hangover. We show you how to do this.
3. Find your perfect earplug
We also include independently tested and selected (by us) high-quality, comfortable earplug suggestions that are matched to your noise dose to protect your experience- don’t waste money on ineffective earplugs.
✓ decide how loud is too loud ✓ know if and when to use earplugs*
✓ Find the balance of sound quality and volume management.
*as per the World Health Organisation (2022) guidelines for safe listening.
The Noise-Dose Calculator is provided for informational purposes only and is intended to encourage mindful listening in loud music venues. It does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
The calculations are based on World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations and assume that users’ exposure to other sources of leisure noise remains within normal limits. Individual noise sensitivity and hearing health vary. Those with existing hearing conditions, including tinnitus or hearing loss, might require additional protection and should consult a qualified healthcare professional for personalised advice.
This calculator is not intended for occupational use, including but not limited to DJs, sound engineers, security personnel, and bar staff. Those in such roles should follow applicable occupational noise exposure guidelines.
Life Is Loud accepts no liability for any health effects resulting from the use or misuse of this information. Use of this calculator is at your own risk.