Hearing Damage from High Pitched Noises

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Does a loud noise that is beyond my range of hearing still do damage to my ears?
 

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Higher frequencies (3,000 to 6,000 Hz and beyond) at very high volume levels will produce a sensorineural hearing deficit. Its not so much the pitch as it is the loudness.
 

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