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Parts of London Underground are "loud enough to damage people's hearing", the BBC has been told.<\/p>\n

An academic says the Victoria Line service is on average the loudest while other noisy sections of the Tube equate to "being at a rock concert".<\/p>\n

Parts of the Northern and Jubilee lines are so loud they would require hearing protection if they were workplaces.<\/p>\n

Transport for London (TfL) says the noise is "highly unlikely" to cause long-term damage to hearing.<\/p>\n

Using noise meters supplied by the University College London (UCL), the BBC took one week to record sound levels in zones one and two.<\/p>\n

The loudest recorded Underground journey through central London was between Liverpool Street and Bethnal Green, which peaked at 109 decibels \u2013 louder than a helicopter taking off nearby.<\/p>\n

Dr Joe Sollini, of UCL's Ear Institute, analysed the BBC's data and said "it was concerning" as any sounds in a workplace at or above an average 85 decibels over an eight hour period, would mean hearing protection would have to be offered.<\/p>\n

"Hearing loss accumulates over our lifetime," he said.<\/p>\n

"If someone was on a noisy Tube line every day for long journeys, it is perfectly possible this could increase the risk of hearing loss and potentially tinnitus."<\/p>\n

Commuter Roberta Lenart now wears ear plugs when travelling on the Tube.<\/p>\n

"It is a deafening noise," she said.<\/p>\n

"If you take one or two journeys a day it all adds up so that's why I wear ear protection."<\/p>\n

Peter Rogers, from the Institute of Acoustics, urged TfL to introduce "quieter carriages".<\/p>\n

"We can do it on trains, so we should do it on London Underground carriages, creating a more pleasant, quieter experience," he said.<\/p>\n

London Underground's Nigel Holness said it monitored noise levels on the network and was investigating other ideas to "further reduce noise".<\/p>\n

He added: "While customers travelling on our network can experience noise, higher volumes tend to be for short periods of time and Health & Safety Executive guidance on noise suggests it is highly unlikely to cause any long-term damage to customers' hearing."<\/p>\n

Watch the full film on Inside Out London on Monday 29 January at 19:30 GMT on BBC One.<\/p>\n

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