Question: is 10 decibels a lot?
Answer: When you measure noise levels with a sound level meter, you measure the intensity of noise called decibel units (dB). ... A sound 10 times more powerful is 10 dB. A sound 100 times more powerful than near total silence is 20 dB. A sound 1,000 times more powerful than near total silence is 30 dB, 40 dB and so on.