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Hearing Damage from High Pitched Noises

  1. Feb 21, 2007 #1

    Teegvin

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    Does a loud noise that is beyond my range of hearing still do damage to my ears?
     
    Teegvin, Feb 21, 2007
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  3. Feb 22, 2007 #2

    hypatia

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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.
     
    hypatia, Feb 22, 2007
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