The vuvuzela at times called a “lepatata” (its Tswana name) or a stadium horn, is a blowing horn about 1 m (three ft three in) in length. It can be commonly blown by enthusiasts at football matches in South Africa. A similar instrument (known as corneta in Brazil and other Latin American countries) is applied by football supporters in South America.

Vuvuzelas are actually questionable. They are actually linked with everlasting noise-induced hearing difficulties, cited as a achievable safety risk when viewers can’t hear evacuation announcements, and potentially spread colds and flu viruses on a higher scale than coughing or screaming. Many want to buy vuvuzela, although vuvuzelas have also been held responsible for drowning the sound and atmosphere of sports activities.

Commentators have referred to the sound as “frustrating” and compared it with “a herd of loud monsters,” “a deafening swarm of bees,” “a goat on the way to slaughter” and “a giant hive full of really angry bees.” The sound level from the instrument has been measured at 127 sound levels adding to sports games with dangerously high sound pressure levels for unprotected ears. A new model, on the other hand, announced on 14 June 2010, has a revised mouth piece which is said to cut down the noise by 20 decibels.