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Loudness is not measured in dB, but in phon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phon) or sone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sone).

Tell that to everyone on the planet who uses dB

Or dB(SPL) as a ratio of the phon.

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