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# decibelAWeightedSoundPressureLevel()

Returns a HealthKit unit for measuring the difference between the local pressure and the ambient atmospheric pressure caused by sound.

```
class func decibelAWeightedSoundPressureLevel() -> Self
```

## See Also

[`+  decibelHearingLevelUnit`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKUnit/decibelHearingLevel())

Returns a HealthKit unit for measuring the intensity of a sound.


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